National
President of the Republic
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by direct universal suffrage in two rounds for a five-year term. Faye won the first round on 24 March 2024.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye PASTEF since April 2024 Report Source: vie-publique.sn, checked
Next vote
- Must be held by March 2029 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- primature.sn · checked Primature du Senegal, decret 2026-1130 (1 Jun 2026), read 2026-10-12; Assembly/Presidency/Council/governor offices from the Constitution of Senegal structure; Speaker per Wikipedia National Assembly (Senegal), read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Republic
- vie-publique.sn · checked Primature du Senegal decret 2026-1130 and Vie-publique.sn Gouvernement Lo, read 2026-10-12: ministers (start 2026-06-01 = decree date). Faye start 2024-04-02, Sonko Speaker 2026-05-26 and Lo PM 2026-05-25 per Wikipedia (fallback; official pages not reached); Lo appointed PM and cabinet announced 1 Jun per press. For: Bassirou Diomaye Faye, current term
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Senegal's Constitution 2001 (rev. 2016), read 2026-10-12: Art. 27 five-year presidential mandate; Art. 31 election 45 to 30 full days before the mandate expires. Mandate start 2 April 2024 per term 56677 sources. Last legal day computed as 30 full days before 2 April 2029. For: General election, March 2, 2029