Countries / Africa
SEN
Elections in Senegal
presidential system
Next election
Senegalese parliamentary election - 31 July 2027
BD
Bassirou Diomaye Faye live
Head of state & government - African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity
In office since
2 April 2024
Party
African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity
Region
Africa
Next election
Senegalese parliamentary election
31 July 2027
Government
presidential system
Capital
Dakar
Population
16 876 720
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1960
Currency
West African CFA franc
Official language
French
Capital
Dakar
Region
Africa
Area
196,722 km2
Election history
31 July 2022parliamentary
Senegalese parliamentary election
turnout 46.6%
24 February 2019presidential
Senegalese presidential election
won: Macky Sall ยท turnout 66.3%
30 July 2017parliamentary
Senegalese parliamentary election
turnout 53.7%
1 July 2012parliamentary
Senegalese parliamentary election
turnout 36.7%
25 March 2012presidential
Senegalese presidential election
won: Macky Sall
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2024 - Macky Sall Bassirou Diomaye Faye
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Mahammed Dionne Macky Sall
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.