2024 Senegalese parliamentary election

2024 Senegalese parliamentary election

17 November 2024

All 165 seats in the National Assembly 83 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Current seats BBY Aminata Touré 82 YAW Ousmane Sonko 56 Wallu Sénégal Abdoulaye Wade 24 LS/MPR Pape Djibril Fall 1 AAR Sénégal Thierno Alassane Sall 1 Bokk Gis Gis Pape Diop 1 Incumbent President of the National Assembly Amadou Mame Diop Alliance for the Republic

Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Senegal on 17 November 2024 following the early dissolution of the National Assembly by president Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

Background

On 12 September 2024, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the National Assembly and ordered snap elections for the chamber on 17 November. Faye, who took office on 2 April, and his prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, had previously been in conflict with the opposition-controlled legislature and accused the latter of blocking his proposed reforms and budget.

Electoral system

The 165 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 112 are elected by either first-past-the-post or party bloc vote in single- or multi-member constituencies based on the 46 departments, with an additional 15 elected by overseas voters. The other 53 seats are elected from a nationwide constituency by proportional representation, with seats allocated initially using the simple quotient, with remaining seats allocated using the largest remainder method.

Parties

Below is a list of the main parties and coalitions fielding lists in the election.

An "intercoalition" has been formed in some departaments between Takku Wallu Sénégal, Sàmm sa Kàddu and Jàmm ak Njariñ.

Coalition		Party		Abbr.	Main ideology	Position	Leader	Lead candidate
—			African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity	PASTEF	Left-wing populism	Left-wing	Ousmane Sonko
	Takku Wallu Sénégal Unite to Save Senegal		Alliance for the Republic	APR	Liberalism	Centre	Macky Sall	Macky Sall
			Senegalese Democratic Party	PDS			Abdoulaye Wade
			Rewmi				Idrissa Seck
	Sàmm sa Kàddu Protecting Your Word		Manko Taxawu Sénégal	MTS	Liberalism	Centre	Khalifa Sall	Barthélémy Dias
			The Servants		—		Pape Djibril Fall
	Jàmm ak Njariñ Peace and Prosperity		Socialist Party of Senegal	PS	Social democracy	Centre-left	Vacant	Amadou Ba
			Alliance of the Forces of Progress	AFP			Moustapha Niasse
—			Party for Unity and Rally	PUR	Islamism	Right-wing	Serigne Moustapha Sy

Electoral violence

Several incidents of violence were reported during the election. On 28 October 2024, unidentified persons attacked the headquarters of an opposition party in Dakar and started a fire. On 30 October, PASTEF said that Ousmane Sonko's convoy was pelted with stones during a campaign sortie in Koungheul, injuring the leader of an allied party. In response, opposition MP Fanta Sall said that armed “strongmen” acting on behalf of PASTEF had attacked opposition activists.