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    • Pres. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Politics of Senegal takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential, liberal democratic Republic, whereby the President of Senegal is Elections Presidents of Senegal 1960-present Léopold Sédar Senghor: 6 September 1960 - 31 December 1980 Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29 1926 is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000 The Prime Minister of Senegal is the Head of government of Senegal. Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (born 1951) has been the Prime Minister of Senegal since June 2007 The Parliament of Senegal (Parlement du Sénégal is the country's Bicameral national Parliament. The National Assembly of Senegal (Assemblée nationale du Sénégal is the lower house of the country's parliament. The Senate of Senegal (Sénat du Sénégal has been the upper house of the Parliament of Senegal from 1999 until 2001 and again since 2007 Political parties in Senegal lists political parties in Senegal. Elections in Senegal gives information on Election and election results in Senegal. : 2007
    • Parl. A presidential election was held in Senegal on 25 February 2007. : 2007
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The Conseil Régional building in Ziguinchor. Regions, unlike Departments or Arrondissements (but like Communes), have defined administrative and political power in Senegal.
The Conseil Régional building in Ziguinchor. Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 3 June 2007. They had originally been planned to be held together with the presidential election The 11 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 35 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function and by collectivités locales The departments of Senegal are subdivided into Arrondissements The arrondissements are listed below by department Bakel Bala Diawara The Casamance Conflict is a low-level Civil war that has been waged between the Government of Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance President Léopold Senghor advocated close relations with France and negotiation and compromise as the best means of resolving international differences Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Ziguinchor is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River Regions, unlike Departments or Arrondissements (but like Communes), have defined administrative and political power in Senegal.

Senegal is subdivided into 11 regions (régions, singular – région), each of which is administered by a Conseil Régionaux elected by population weight at the Arrondissement level. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. The departments of Senegal are subdivided into Arrondissements The arrondissements are listed below by department Bakel Bala Diawara Senegal is further subdivided by 34 départements, 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by collectivités locales (the 11 régions, 110 communes, and 320 communautés rurales) which elect administrative officers. [1]

To date, all regions take their name from their regional capitals.

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  1. ^ List of current local elected officials from Union des Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal. Dakar région is the smallest and most populated région of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country Dakar, and all Diourbel Region is a region of Senegal. The regional capital is the city of Diourbel. Fatick is the southwest region of the northern outcrop of Senegal. The Kaolack region is a region in Senegal. It borders Gambia and is a common stopping point for travel between Dakar and Banjul. Kolda is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions Louga is a city and region of Senegal. The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga city is in the northwest of the region - about 50km inland Matam is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions The Saint-Louis region ( French: Région Saint-Louis) of Senegal sits just off the border with Mauritania. Tambacounda is a crossroads in West Africa. It is a major train stop between Dakar, Senegal and Bamako, Mali. Thiès is a region of western Senegal. The capital is also called Thiès. Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions The 11 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 35 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function and by collectivités locales The departments of Senegal are subdivided into Arrondissements The arrondissements are listed below by department Bakel Bala Diawara See also the law creating current local government structures: (French)Code des collectivités locales, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.

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