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The Senate of Senegal (French: Sénat du Sénégal) has been the upper house of the Parliament of Senegal from 1999 until 2001 and again since 2007. Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 3 June 2007. They had originally been planned to be held together with the presidential election |||} Senegal is subdivided into 11 regions ( régions, singular région) each of which is administered by a Conseil Régionaux elected by population 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 Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Parliament of Senegal (Parlement du Sénégal is the country's Bicameral national Parliament.
History and elections
The Senate was initially established during the presidency of Abdou Diouf in 1999, but in 2001, after Abdoulaye Wade won the previous year's presidential election, it was abolished with the introduction of a new constitution. Indirect Senate elections were held in Senegal on 19 August 2007. Abdou Diouf (Abdu Juuf (born September 7, 1935) was the second President of Senegal, serving from 1981 to 2000 Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29 1926 is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000 The Senegalese constitutional referendum was held on 7 January, 2001 to approve a new constitution for Senegal. It was established again in 2007 with 100 seats: 65 appointed by the president and 35 elected by about 12,000 deputies and local councillors. The ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) won 34 of the 35 elected seats in the senatorial election held on August 19, 2007; one seat, for Vélingara Department, was won by And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ/PADS). The Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais is a political party in Senegal. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Kolda Region. The And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism ( And-Jëf/Parti Africain pour la démocratie et le socialisme) is a socialist Political party in Senegal Five other groups participated but did not win seats. [1][2] Most of the main opposition parties boycotted the senatorial election, as they did the June 2007 National Assembly election. Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 3 June 2007. They had originally been planned to be held together with the presidential election [1]
Following the election, the Senate was installed on September 26, 2007,[3] and Pape Diop was elected as its President on October 3. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Pape Diop (born 1954) is a Senegalese politician and a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's [4]
References
- ^ a b "Le pouvoir remporte 34 des 35 sièges de sénateurs pourvus", AFP (Jeuneafrique. com), August 20, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Le Conseil constitutionnel confirme la victoire du PDS aux élections sénatoriales", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique. com), August 28, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Le nouveau Sénat a été installé au Sénégal", Panapress (Jeuneafrique. com), September 25, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Sénégal: Pape Diop, un proche de Wade, élu président du Sénat", AFP (Jeuneafrique. com), October 3, 2007 (French).
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