Senegal - November 2024
Ruling party wins large majority in legislative elections
Senegal’s legislative elections, held on 17 November, were won by the country’s governing party, the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité, PASTEF), which secured 130 of the 165 (78.8 per cent) seats in the National Assembly. This represents a 44.9 per cent increase in the party’s seat share, which prior to the election was 56, and comes 8 months after it won the Presidential election in March. The main opposition coalition led by former President Macky Sall, Takku Wallu Sénégal, came second, winning 16 seats, followed by the Jàmm ak Njariñ coalition led by former Prime Minister Amadou Ba (7 seats). Voter turnout was 49.5 per cent of registered voters (up from 46.6 per cent in 2022). Sixty-eight of the 165 elected legislators (41.2 per cent) are women (down from 46.1 per cent in 2022). International observers from the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gave the elections a positive assessment, noting that the voting process was generally smooth and the atmosphere largely peaceful.
Sources: Vie-Publique.sn (1), Jeune Afrique, Vie-Publique.sn (2), L'Agence de presse sénégalaise