Editing Government of Senegal

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([[Bassirou Diomaye Faye]])|appointed=|main_organ=|ministries=|responsible=|budget=|address=|url={{URL|https://www.sec.gouv.sn/}} (in French)|Debt=}}

{{About|the Senegal government|recent and past political developments in Senegal|Politics of Senegal}}
The '''Government of Senegal''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Gouvernement du Sénégal'') is the union government created by the [[constitution of Senegal]], consisting of the executive, parliament, and judiciary. The Seat of the Government is located in [[Dakar]]. The government is led by the [[President of Senegal|president]] (currently [[Bassirou Diomaye Faye]]).

== Executive branch ==
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The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.  The Council of Ministers is appointed by the president. The 2001 constitution introduced a two-term limit for the president; a [[2016 Senegalese constitutional referendum|March 2016 referendum]] restored the presidential term to five years from seven.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35885465 |title=Senegal referendum approves shorter presidential terms |publisher=BBC News |date=23 March 2016 |access-date=27 September 2022 }}</ref>

== Legislative branch ==
The [[National Assembly of Senegal|National Assembly]] (''Assemblée Nationale'') comprises 165 members elected for five-year terms by [[parallel voting]]. Of these, 90 are elected by plurality vote in single and multi-seat [[constituencies]] across Senegal, with a further 15 elected from overseas voters. The remaining 60 elected through proportional representation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: National Assembly |url=http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2707/ |access-date=2018-05-22 |website=www.electionguide.org |language=en}}</ref> The Senate, an indirectly elected upper chamber, was abolished in 2012, leaving a [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] system.

== Politics ==
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Politics in [[Senegal]] takes place within the framework of a [[Presidential system|presidential]] democratic republic. The president is the [[head of state]] and [[Head of government|government]]. [[Executive power]] in Senegal is concentrated in the president's hands.<ref name="Freedom House">{{cite web |last=Freedom House |title=Freedom in the World – Senegal |url=http://freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2010&country=7912 |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-date=23 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023073221/http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2010&country=7912 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Judicial branch ==
The nation's highest courts that deal with business issues are the constitutional council and the [[Court of Cassation (Senegal)|Court of Cassation]], members of which are named by the president.

== Administrative divisions ==
{{Further|Administrative divisions of Senegal}}

Senegal is subdivided into 13 regions (''régions'', singular – ''région''):

[[Dakar Region|Dakar]], [[Diourbel Region|Diourbel]], [[Fatick Region|Fatick]], [[Kaolack Region|Kaolack]], [[Kédougou Region|Kédougou]], [[Kolda Region|Kolda]], [[Louga Region|Louga]], [[Matam Region|Matam]], [[Saint-Louis Region|Saint-Louis]], [[Sédhiou Region|Sédhiou]], [[Tambacounda Region|Tambacounda]], [[Thiès Region|Thiès]], [[Ziguinchor Region|Ziguinchor]]. Local administrators are all appointed by and responsible to the President.

== International relations ==
{{Further|Foreign relations of Senegal}}

Senegal joined with [[the Gambia]] to form the nominal confederation of [[Sénégambia Confederation|Senegambia]] in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace talks, a separatist group in the southern [[Casamance]] region has sporadically clashed with government forces since 1982. Senegal has a long history of participating in international [[UN peacekeeping|peacekeeping]].

Senegal is a member of [[Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique|ACCT]], [[ACP (Lomé Convention)|ACP]], [[African Development Bank|AfDB]], [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa|ECA]], [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], [[Franc zone|FZ]], [[Group of 15|G-15]], [[Group of 77|G-77]], [[International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]], [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]], [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]], [[International Criminal Court|ICCt]], [[International Chamber of Commerce|ICC]], [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions|ICFTU]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|ICRM]], [[International Development Association|IDA]], [[Islamic Development Bank|IDB]], [[International Fund for Agricultural Development|IFAD]], [[International Finance Corporation|IFC]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|IFRCS]], [[International Labour Organization|ILO]], [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]], [[International Maritime Organization|IMO]], [[International Mobile Satellite Organization|Inmarsat]], [[Intelsat]], [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]], [[IOC]], [[International Organization for Migration|IOM]], [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]], [[MIPONUH]], [[Non-Aligned Movement|NAM]], [[Organisation of African Unity|OAU]], [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|OIC]], [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons|OPCW]], [[Permanent Court of Arbitration|PCA]], UN, [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UNCTAD]], [[UNESCO]], [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]], [[United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission|UNIKOM]], [[United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina|UNMIBH]], [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]], [[UNTAET]], [[Universal Postal Union|UPU]], [[West African Development Bank|WADB]], [[West African Economic and Monetary Union|WAEMU]], [[World Confederation of Labour|WCL]], [[World Customs Organization|WCO]], [[World Federation of Trade Unions|WFTU]], [[World Health Organization|WHO]], [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]], [[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]], [[World Tourism Organization|WToO]], and [[World Trade Organization|WTrO]].

Senegal has acted as a mediator between [[Sudan]] and [[Chad]] over the crisis in [[Darfur]].<ref>{{cite news |date=9 July 2011 |title=Senegal country profile |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064496.stm |access-date=18 August 2011}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Politics of Senegal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Official website}}
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