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An election for the National Assembly of Senegal was held on 29 April 2001. 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 The National Assembly of Senegal (Assemblée nationale du Sénégal is the lower house of the country's parliament. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The election was held under the new constitution approved by referendum earlier in the year. Following the victory of Abdoulaye Wade in the February-March 2000 presidential election, the Sopi Coalition, including Wade's Senegalese Democratic Party and its allies, won a large majority. Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29 1926 is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000 A presidential election was held in Senegal in 2000 with the first round on 27 February 2000 and the second round on 19 March 2000 The Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais is a political party in Senegal.
Although Wade was barred by the January 2001 Constitution from addressing rallies during the election campaign[1] and the Sopi Coalition was not allowed to use his picture on its ballot papers,[2] Wade actively and prominently participated in the Sopi campaign, drawing criticism from opponents. [2][3]
Election result
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition Sopi | Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais) | 931,617 | 49. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The National Assembly of Senegal (Assemblée nationale du Sénégal is the lower house of the country's parliament. Elections in Senegal gives information on Election and election results in Senegal. The Sopi Coalition ( Wolof for Change) is a political alliance in Senegal. The Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais is a political party in Senegal. 6 | 89 |
| Democratic League - Movement for the Labour Party (Ligue Démocratique-Mouvement pour le Parti du Travial) | ||||
| Others | ||||
| Alliance of Progress Forces (Alliance des Forces du Progrès) | 303,150 | 16. Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party ( Ligue Démocratique/Mouvement pour le Parti du Travail) is a Political party in Senegal. The Alliance of the Forces of Progress ( Alliance des forces de progrès) is a Political party in Senegal. 1 | 11 | |
| Socialist Party of Senegal (Parti socialiste du Sénégal) | 326,126 | 17. The Socialist Party of Senegal ( Parti Socialiste du Sénégal, PS is a Political party in Senegal. 4 | 10 | |
| Union for Democratic Renewal (Union pour le renouveau démocratique) | 69,109 | 3. The Union for Democratic Renewal ( Union pour le renouveau démocratique) is a Political party in Senegal. 7 | 3 | |
| And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism (And-Jëf/Parti Africain pour la démocratie et le socialisme) | 76,102 | 4. 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 1 | 2 | |
| Senegalese Liberal Party (Parti libéral sénégalais) | 17,240 | 0. The Senegalese Liberal Party ( Parti libéral sénégalais) was a Political party in Senegal from 1998 to 2003, led by Ousmane 9 | 1 | |
| Party for Progress and Citizenship (Parti pour le progrès et la citoyenneté) | 17,122 | 0. The Party for Progress and Citizenship ( Parti pour le progrès et la citoyenneté) is a Political party in Senegal. 9 | 1 | |
| Alliance for Progress and Justice Jëf-Jël (Alliance pour le Progrès et la Justice/Jëf-Jël) | 15,048 | 0. The Alliance for Progress and Justice/Jëf-Jël ( Alliance pour le Progrès et la Justice/Jëf-Jël) is a Political party in Senegal. 8 | 1 | |
| National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Démocratique) | 13,286 | 0. The National Democratic Rally ( Rassemblement national démocratique) is a Political party in Senegal. 7 | 1 | |
| Party of Independence and Labour (Parti de l'Indépendance et le Travail) | 10,854 | 0. The Party of Independence and Labour (fr Parti de l'Indépendence et du Travail is a communist Political party in Senegal. 6 | 1 | |
| Others | 99,192 | 5. 3 | 0 | |
| Total (turnout 67. 4 %) | 120' | |||
| Source: Le Soleil | ||||
References
- ^ "Senegal's president hopes to consolidate power in legislative vote", Associated Press (nl. newsbank. com), April 29, 2001.
- ^ a b Chris Simpson, "Senegal: Wade's historic turnaround", BBC News, May 2, 2001.
- ^ "Senegal: President's criticized for involvement in electoral campaign", Radio France Internationale (nl. newsbank. com), April 27, 2001.