Английская Википедия:2019 Senegalese presidential election
Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:Politics of Senegal
Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 24 February 2019.[1] Incumbent president Macky Sall of the Alliance for the Republic was re-elected for a second term with 58% of the vote in the first round.
Electoral system
The President of Senegal is elected using the two-round system; a candidate must receive over 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round. If no candidate had crossed the threshold, a second round would have been held between the top two candidates.[2]
Prior to the elections, the electoral law was amended to introduce requirements for candidates to secure signatures from at least 0.8% of the registered electorate, and for at least 2,000 signatures from seven of the 14 regions. Voters were only allowed to give a signature to one candidate.[3]
Candidates
Although 87 candidates registered intent to collect signatures,[4] only around 20 applied to the Constitutional Council to participate in the election, with the requirement for signatures and the introduction of a 30 million franc bond thought to have put many potential candidates off.[5] Five candidates were approved to run in the elections; Madické Niang, Issa Sall, Macky Sall, Idrissa Seck and Ousmane Sonko.[6]
In January 2019, two opposition leaders Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade were barred from participating due to previous convictions for misuse of public funds.[6]
Results
On 25 February 2019, Prime Minister Mahammed Dionne said that Sall had been re-elected with "a minimum of 57%" of the vote, enough to avoid a runoff election. He also said Sall had won in 13 of the country's 14 regions.[7] On 5 March 2019, the Constitutional Council confirmed the election results.
References
- ↑ Opposition leaders Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade barred from Senegal's presidential race France 24, 14 January 2019
- ↑ Elections in Senegal: The February 26 Presidential Election: Frequently Asked Questions Шаблон:Webarchive IFES
- ↑ Sénégal – Présidentielle 2019: le système de parrainage des candidatures, une nouvelle donne Шаблон:Webarchive Benin Web TV, 24 November 2018
- ↑ présidentielle de 2019 : 87 ! une si longue liste de candidats Vibe Radio
- ↑ Présidentielle 2019: 20 candidats enregistrés Шаблон:Webarchive Rewmi
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Senegal court bars 2 opposition leaders from presidential vote Eyewitness News, 14 January 2019
- ↑ Incumbent Macky Sall wins Senegal presidential election: PM Al Jazeera, 26 February 2019