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Postponement of the Feb 2024 election led to a constitutional crisis and protests. Opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won the election after being released from prison less than two weeks prior. He is the youngest president in the country's history.
Key stats
Key statistics table displaying core political and economic data, including key indicators such as population, GDP, government structure, and democracy metrics in Senegal.
Democratic History
History timeline table outlining significant political and economic events, highlighting major milestones such as independence, regime changes, economic reforms, coup, and key democratic governance in senegal.
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This page offers a comprehensive overview of Senegal's government and political history through two key interactive visualizations. The first section provides a detailed table showcasing vital political and economic indicators, such as Senegal's population, GDP, government structure, age and tenure of the current president, military regime status, and democracy metrics.

The second section presents a historical and political chronology of Senegal, highlighting significant milestones such as independence, referendum history, coups, notable wars, and democratic progress. Together, these visualisations provide a rich resource for understanding Senegal's governance, leadership, and democratic evolution, catering to researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in African political history.

2024 Presidential Candidates
Candidate chart displaying the 2024 senegal presidential candidates, with key data covering their background, political alignment, and government experience.
2024 Presidential Candidates
2024 Presidential Candidates
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Learn more detailed information about Senegal's presidential candidates, including key data on their backgrounds, political alignments, and government experiences. Discover essential information about each candidate's political journey, their affiliation (independent or party-based), gender, and previous government roles, to deepen your understanding of the country's evolving leadership within African governance and democracy.

Presidential Elections
Bar chart displaying the 2024 Senegal presidential election results, illustrating how each coalition party performed in terms of percentage of votes received.
Interactive map chart displaying the 2024 senegal presidential election results, illustrating how each party and/or candidate performed by region based on the number of votes received across different areas.
Bar chart displaying the 2019 Senegal presidential election results, illustrating how each coalition party performed in terms of percentage of votes received.
Interactive map chart displaying the 2019 senegal presidential election results, illustrating how each party and/or candidate performed by region based on the number of votes received across different areas.
Bar chart displaying the 2012 Senegal presidential election results, illustrating how each coalition party performed in terms of percentage of votes received.
Interactive map chart displaying the 2012 senegal presidential election results, illustrating how each party and/or candidate performed by region based on the number of votes received across different areas.
Election integrity chart displaying observer group estimates, official electoral body data, and discrepancies in vote counts, highlighting areas of potential irregularities or alignment between official results and third-party observations across different regions in senegal.
Interactive voting metrics chart displaying the senegal presidential election results, with percentage of registered voters who voted and percentage invalid votes across election years.
Legislative Control
Interactive parliamentary election chart displaying the 2024 senegal parliamentary election results, illustrating the distribution of seats by political parties.
Interactive parliamentary election chart displaying the 2022 senegal parliamentary election results, illustrating the distribution of seats by political parties.
Interactive parliamentary election chart displaying the 2017 senegal parliamentary election results, illustrating the distribution of seats by political parties.
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Explore Senegal’s election data through a collection of interactive visualizations and charts that reveal key political and democratic trends. The dynamic charts show shifts in parliamentary control over the years, highlighting changes in party seat distributions. Presidential voter metrics, including turnout, invalid votes, and participation rates, uncover patterns in electoral engagement. Bar charts illustrate presidential election results by party vote percentages, providing a clear picture of voter and party dynamics.

Also, election integrity data compares observer group estimates with official results, highlighting trends and discrepancies. Interactive maps present regional voting patterns, showing how parties and candidates performed across Senegal.

Together, these visualizations offer a comprehensive view of Senegal’s electoral history, making it an essential resource for political analysts, journalists, students, and democracy advocates.

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