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A presidential election was held in Senegal on 25 February 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. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The incumbent president, Abdoulaye Wade, who was first elected in 2000, won the election in the first round with almost 56% of the vote. 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 [1][2]
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Date of the election
Wade announced the date for the election on April 13, 2006. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [3] The election campaign officially began on February 4, 2007. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [4] Soldiers voted early on February 17 and February 18; this was the first time in the country's history that soldiers were allowed to vote. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy [5]
Had a run-off been necessary, it would have been held on 18 March 2007. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6] A parliamentary election was initially intended to be held on 25 February as well, but it was delayed to 3 June 2007. Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 3 June 2007. They had originally been planned to be held together with the presidential election Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [7]
Candidates
15 candidates ran for President, including Wade. [4] Wade was nominated as the presidential candidate of his party, the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), on October 15, 2006. The Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais is a political party in Senegal. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [8] Idrissa Seck, a former Prime Minister who was once considered Wade's protégé, also ran. Idrissa Seck (born August 9, 1959) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to April Seck announced his candidacy for President in April 2006; he had been arrested in 2005 on charges of embezzlement and threatening state security but never faced a trial and was eventually released in February 2006. [9][10] On January 22, 2007, Wade said that Seck had agreed to return to the ruling PDS;[11] Seck subsequently confirmed this, but said that he would remain a presidential candidate. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. If he had withdrawn his candidacy, the law would have required that the election be delayed,[12] but shortly afterwards the National Assembly voted to change the law so that a delay would not be necessary in the event of a candidate's withdrawal. [13]
Ousmane Tanor Dieng ran as the candidate of the former ruling Socialist Party (PS). Ousmane Tanor Dieng (born 1948 is the First Secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal. The Socialist Party of Senegal ( Parti Socialiste du Sénégal, PS is a Political party in Senegal. [14] Former Prime Minister Moustapha Niasse ran as the candidate of a coalition of opposition parties, including his own Alliance of the Forces of Progress (AFP). Moustapha Niasse (born November 4 1939) is a Senegalese politician and diplomat [15] Other candidates included Abdoulaye Bathily of the Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party (LD/MPT),[16] Landing Savané, a Minister of State and the Secretary-General of And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ/PADS),[17] Ziguinchor Mayor Robert Sagna,[18] and former ambassador Modou Dia. Abdoulaye Bathily (born 1947 is a Senegalese politician and the Secretary-General of the Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party (LD/MPT Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party ( Ligue Démocratique/Mouvement pour le Parti du Travail) is a Political party in Senegal. Landing Savané (born January 10 1945) is a Senegalese politician and the secretary-general of And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism 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 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 Robert Sagna (born April 17, 1939) is a Senegalese politician who is currently mayor of Ziguinchor. Modou Dia (born 27 March, 1950) is a Senegalese politician and former diplomat [19]
Issues
Wade faced criticism over a variety of issues, including unemployment and the continuing Casamance conflict, as well as alleged corruption and the delays of the parliamentary election. 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 Major construction projects undertaken by Wade split opinion in the country. Wade's campaign called for the people to give him a majority of the vote in the first round, but it was widely expected that a second round would be necessary, and Wade's opponents denied the possibility that he could legitimately win a first-round majority. Many politicians who had backed Wade in 2000 had since turned against him, which could be viewed as making it improbable that Wade would do as well in 2007; on the other hand, it has been pointed out that Senegal's demographics, with a high proportion of young people in the electorate, could make it difficult to compare the two elections. [20]
Announcement of results
Shortly after the election was held, Prime Minister Macky Sall, who was also Wade's campaign manager, said that Wade had won the election in the first round with about 57% of the vote, based on initial results. Macky Sall (born December 11, 1961) is a Senegalese politician [21] According to results announced on March 1, Wade won about 1. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 9 million votes, about 55. 9% of the total. Seck was in second place with 14. 9% of the vote and Tanor Dieng was in third place with 13. 6%. Voter turnout was said to be 70. 5%. [1] Wade won the most votes in 32 out of 34 of the country's departments, including a majority in 28 of them. The 11 Regions of Senegal are subdivided into 35 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function and by collectivités locales Seck won the department of Thiès and Niasse won the department of Nioro. is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Thiès Region. is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Kaolack Region. [22]
Abdoulaye Bathily's campaign rejected the results and alleged that there were flaws in the voting, saying that a person could be registered more than once, and that the ink used in voting, which was supposed to be indelible, could be washed off. An ink is a Liquid containing various Pigments and/or Dyes used for coloring a surface to produce an Image, text, or [1] Ousmane Tanor Dieng's spokesperson also rejected the results,[23] and on March 5 Dieng filed a Constitutional Court appeal regarding alleged lack of transparency and irregularities. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a [24]
Final results from the Constitutional Council on March 11 gave Wade 55. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 90%, Seck 14. 92%, and Dieng 13. 56%. The Council rejected appeals from Dieng and Bathily. [2] Wade was sworn in on April 3 at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, with many African leaders and about 60,000 spectators in attendance. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Stade Leopold Senghor is a multi-use Stadium in Dakar, Senegal. [25][26]
Final results
| Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdoulaye Wade | Senegalese Democratic Party | Sopi 2007 | 1,914,403 | 55. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29 1926 is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000 The Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais is a political party in Senegal. 90 |
| Idrissa Seck | Rewmi party | And Liggey Sénégal | 510,922 | 14. Idrissa Seck (born August 9, 1959) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to April 92 |
| Ousmane Tanor Dieng | Socialist Party of Senegal | 464,287 | 13. Ousmane Tanor Dieng (born 1948 is the First Secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal. The Socialist Party of Senegal ( Parti Socialiste du Sénégal, PS is a Political party in Senegal. 56 | |
| Moustapha Niasse | Alliance of Progress Forces | Alternance 2007 | 203,129 | 5. Moustapha Niasse (born November 4 1939) is a Senegalese politician and diplomat The Alliance of the Forces of Progress ( Alliance des forces de progrès) is a Political party in Senegal. 93 |
| Robert Sagna | Takku Defaraat Sénégal | 88,446 | 2. Robert Sagna (born April 17, 1939) is a Senegalese politician who is currently mayor of Ziguinchor. 58 | |
| Abdoulaye Bathily | Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party | Jubbanti Sénégal | 75,797 | 2. Abdoulaye Bathily (born 1947 is a Senegalese politician and the Secretary-General of the Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party (LD/MPT Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party ( Ligue Démocratique/Mouvement pour le Parti du Travail) is a Political party in Senegal. 21 |
| Landing Savané | And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism | 70,780 | 2. Landing Savané (born January 10 1945) is a Senegalese politician and the secretary-general of And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism 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 07 | |
| Talla Sylla | Alliance for Progress and Justice/Jëf-Jël | 18,022 | 0. Talla Sylla (born January 21 1966) is a Senegalese politician The Alliance for Progress and Justice/Jëf-Jël ( Alliance pour le Progrès et la Justice/Jëf-Jël) is a Political party in Senegal. 53 | |
| Cheikh Bamba Dièye | Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël | 17,233 | 0. The Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël ( Front pour le socialisme et la démocratie) is a Political party in Senegal. 50 | |
| Mamadou Lamine Diallo | Tekki Taaru Sénégal | 16,570 | 0. 48 | |
| Mama Adama Guèye | Sellal | 13,700 | 0. 40 | |
| Doudou Ndoye | Union for Progress and Renewal | 9,918 | 0. Doudou Ndoye (born August 4, 1944) is a Senegalese lawyer and politician 29 | |
| Alioune Mbaye | Independent | 9,016 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 26 | |
| Louis Jacques Senghor | Movement for the Liberation of the Senegalese People | 8,212 | 0. Louis Jacques Senghor (born February 24 1952)is a Senegalese politician and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election. 24 | |
| Modou Dia | Independent | 4,491 | 0. Modou Dia (born 27 March, 1950) is a Senegalese politician and former diplomat In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 13 | |
| Total[2] (turnout: 70. 5[1]) | 3,424,926 | 100. 0 | ||
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