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Senegal to Hold Snap Legislative Elections on Sunday

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Senegal will hold snap legislative elections on Sunday, where citizens will elect 165 members of the National Assembly for a five-year term. Over seven million registered voters are eligible to cast their vote, with 41 political parties, coalitions or independent entities participating in the elections.Today's legislative election follows the dissolution of the previous assembly by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on September 12 after six months in office. According to the president, the opposition in the National Assembly (the unicameral parliament) is hindering the country's reform process.

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Senegal to Hold Snap Legislative Elections on Sunday

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© AP Photo / Leo CorreaA man casts his vote for legislative elections, at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, Sunday, July 31, 2022. The West African nation is holding legislative elections, a vital test for opposition parties trying to minimize ruling party influence before 2024 presidential elections amid worries President Macky Sall may seek a third term

A man casts his vote for legislative elections, at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, Sunday, July 31, 2022. The West African nation is holding legislative elections, a vital test for opposition parties trying to minimize ruling party influence before 2024 presidential elections amid worries President Macky Sall may seek a third term - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 17.11.2024

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There will be 506 observers for the elections, including 446 national and 60 international.

Senegal will hold snap legislative elections on Sunday, where citizens will elect 165 members of the National Assembly for a five-year term.

Over seven million registered voters are eligible to cast their vote, with 41 political parties, coalitions or independent entities participating in the elections.

Today's legislative election follows the dissolution of the previous assembly by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on September 12 after six months in office.

According to the president, the opposition in the National Assembly (the unicameral parliament) is hindering the country's reform process.