Type Unicameral Voting system Parallel system | Seats 150 | |
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Prime Minister of Senegal Mohammed Dionne, IndependentSince 8 July 2014 President of the National Assembly Moustapha Niasse, AFPSince 1 July 2012 Political groups Government (119) United in Hope (119)Opposition (31) Senegalese Democratic Party (12) Bokk Gis Gis (4) Bes du Nakk (4) Republican Movement for Socialism and Democracy (2) Party for Truth and Development (2) Other minor parties (7) | ||
The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is the unicameral legislature of Senegal.
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The current National Assembly
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 1 July 2012, has a total of 150 elected members who serve five-year terms. The electoral system is a mixed member majoritarian (MMM) system. Ninety deputies are elected in 35 single and multi-member districts (departments) by simple majority (plurality) party block vote (PBV, winning party list takes all seats in the district). The remaining 60 seats are filled proportionally based on the national distribution of votes. Voters have a single ballot and vote for the party list. This single ballot is applied to both the majoritarian and proportional vote counts.
a The United in Hope coalition included the Alliance for the Republic.
Notes
- The Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) was the Socialist Party's predecessor.
- Senegal was a one-party state from 1966 to 1974. Only the Socialist Party fielded candidates in the 1968 and 1973 elections.
- Let Us Unite Senegal (JLS) was a coalition of three political parties - the National Democratic Rally (RND), And Jëf-African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ-PADS), and Convention for Democrats and Patriots-Garab Gi (CDP-Garab Gi).