President Wade Exits Gracefully

March 27, 2012

On the evening of Sunday, March 25, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade publicly congratulated his opponent Macky Sall for winning the second round of the presidential election and conceded defeat. Nicholas Matatu and Cheikh M. Gueye, IFES team leaders in Senegal specializing in civic education and electoral support, respectively, answer some questions about the Senegalese election.

Elections

Elections in Senegal: March 25 Run-off Presidential Election

March 23, 2012

On Tuesday, March 6, two days before the official deadline, the Constitutional Council of Senegal announced the final results of the first round of the presidential election.

Elections

Calm Tension: The Presidential Election in Senegal

February 27, 2012

The people of Senegal went to the polls Sunday, February 27, to elect a president. Violence erupted weeks before the poll when the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of President Abdoulaye Wade’s decision to run for a third term.

Elections, Voter Turnout, Political Parties, Electoral Violence

Senegal's Presidential Election: Broken Promises and Protests

February 24, 2012

As Senegal prepares to hold presidential elections on Sunday, February 26, Abigail Wilson, IFES Deputy Director for Africa, talks to us about Senegal's sophisticated electoral system, the preparations for the election and why the people were disappointed in Wade's decision to run again.

Elections, Constitutional Law

In Senegal, Observations on the Election

February 24, 2012

Abigail Wilson, IFES Deputy Director for Africa, is currently in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the country’s February 26 presidential election. She comments on the security situation, the campaigning period and the preparations.

Elections

Elections in Senegal: The February 26 Presidential Election

February 21, 2012

Senegal’s upcoming presidential election, scheduled for February 26, will test the independence of the country’s electoral management bodies and its judiciary.

Elections, Election Management

A Conversation on Incumbent Presidents and Music Stars in Senegal

January 30, 2012

Program Officer for West Africa and BRIDGE Coordinator Kamissa Camara recently spent six weeks in Senegal administering the BRIDGE program — Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections — a modular professional development program which puts an emphasis on electoral processes.

Election Management

IFES Briefs Congressional Staff on Elections in Africa

November 22, 2010

On November 19, IFES’s Regional Director for Africa Almami Cyllah and Deputy Director for Africa Abigail Wilson briefed Congressional staff about elections in Africa.  Attending the briefing were staff from the House of Representatives and the Congressional Research Service.

Elections

Elections Legislatives 24 Mai 1998

January 1998

“Elections Legislatives 24 Mai 1998” is a 1998 brochure, available in French, which explains how to vote in the May 1998 Legislative Election in Senegal. The document, published by the Republic of Senegal Ministry of the Interior, provides numbered drawings which detail the steps to casting a vote and encourages readers to vote by stating that doing so is a citizen’s responsibility.

Election Procedures, Election Management, Civil Society, Elections, Civic Education

Technical Assistance to Senegals 1996 Regional, Municipal and Local Elections

December 1996

Elections, Election Law, Legal Framework, Civil Society, Election Management