Parliamentary 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 31 July 2022.

Electoral system

The 165 members of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

are elected by two methods; 112 are elected by either

first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...

or party bloc vote in 54 single- or multi-member constituencies based on the 46 departments, with an additional 15 elected by overseas voters."Sénégal : les électeurs dans l’attente des résultats des législatives"
''Jeune Afrique'', 31 July 2017 (in French) The other 53 seats are elected from a nationwide constituency by proportional representation, with seats allocated initially using the simple quotient, with remaining seats allocated using the

largest remainder method The largest remainder method (also known as Hare–Niemeyer method, Hamilton method or as Vinton's method) is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems. It contrasts with variou ...

Campaign

Ousmane Sonko Ousmane Sonko (born 12 october 1974) is a Senegalese politician. He is a former chief tax inspector in Senegal, and an advocate for reformation in the Senegalese tax system. Sonko was the youngest candidate to run in the 2019 presidential elect ...

was disqualified as a candidate by the Constitutional Council. As a result of his arrest due to rape charges, leading to violent protests. Alongside Sonko,

Khalifa Sall Khalifa Ababacar Sall (born 1 January 1956) is a Senegalese politician. He is a former government minister and a former mayor of Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List o ...

and

Karim Wade Karim Meïssa Wade (born 1 September 1968 ) is a Senegalese politician who served in the government of Senegal as Minister of State for International Cooperation, Regional Development, Air Transport, and Infrastructure from May 2009 to April 2012. ...

were disqualified as candidates. Aminata Touré of the APR called on Senegalese youth to vote for her party, citing Macky Sall's work for the country.

Results

Polls opened at 8:00 GMT and closed at 18:00 GMT. Partial results were expected to be announced on 31 July, with the provisional overall results to be announced on 5 August.

Aftermath

Both the Alliance for the Republic and the opposition

Wallu Sénégal The Wallu Sénégal Grand Coalition (, WS) is a Senegalese opposition political coalition led by the 96-year-old ex- president of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, and his Senegalese Democratic Party. The party has entered into an alliance with the oppositi ...

alongside

Yewwi Askan Wi Liberate the People (YAW, wo, Yewwi Askan Wi; french: Libérer le peuple) is a Senegalese political coalition led by Ousmane Sonko. The coalition opposes President Macky Sall and allies against him with the Wallu Sénégal alliance led by the D ...

claimed victory on election night.

Aminata Touré Aminata Touré may refer to: * Aminata Touré (Senegalese politician) * Aminata Touré (German politician) * Aminata Touré (Guinean politician) {{hndis, Toure, Aminata ...

declared that the APR had won 30 of the country's 46 departments, giving them an "unquestionable majority" without stating the number of seats won by the party. Barthélémy Dias, mayor of Dakar and member of Yewwi Askan Wi immediately disputed Touré's claims, stating "You lost this election at the national level. We will not accept it. This abuse will not pass". However on 11 August both main opposition coalitions announced that they would not appeal the results, but would keep opposing Macky Sall from inside the National Assembly. Despite none of the coalitions obtaining a majority of the seats, an agreement over the formation of a new government was reached when Bokk Gis Gis' only elected member,

Pape Diop Pape Diop (born 17 April 1954.) is a Senegalese politician and a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) who was President of the Senate of Senegal from 2007 to 2012. He was Mayor of Dakar, the capital city, from 2002 to 2009, as ...

, decided to support Macky Sall, giving the presidential block a one-seat majority. However, on 25 September Aminata Touré announced she would no longer sit with BBY in the Assembly, accusing President Sall of promoting Amadou Mame Diop as president of the National Assembly due to "familial ties", resulting in the government losing its majority in the chamber.

References

Elections in Senegal 2022 in Senegal

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