General elections were held in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

on 26 February 1978 to elect a

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and

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. Following a constitutional amendment in 1976,Senegal
Inter-Parliamentary Union the elections were open to more than one party for the first time since

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. President Léopold Sédar Senghor of the

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(formerly the Senegalese Progressive Union) was challenged by Abdoulaye Wade of the Senegalese Democratic Party, but won with 82% of the vote.Elections in Senegal
African Elections Database Members of the National Assembly were elected by closed-list proportional representation. In the National Assembly election, the Socialist Party won 82 of the 100 seats. Voter turnout was 63.5% in the presidential election and 62.6% in the parliamentary election.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p765–770

Results

President

National Assembly

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