Senegal Perfil Gobierno 2019

nombre: Dakar

coordenadas geográficas: 14 44 N, 17 38 W

diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

14 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor

4 Abril 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 Agosto 1960

Día de la Independencia, 4 Abril (1960)

history: previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adoptada by referendum 7 Enero 2001, promulgada 22 Enero 2001

amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; passage requires Assembly approval and approval in a referendum; the president can bypass a referendum and submit an amendment directly to the Assembly, which requires at least three-fifths majority vote; the republican form of government is not amendable; modificada several times, last in 2019 (2019)

18 años de edad; universal

jefe de estado: Presidente Macky SALL (desde 2 April 2012)

jefe de gobierno: Presidente Macky SALL (desde 2 April 2012)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single renewable 5-year term; election last held on 24 February 2019 (next to be held in February 2024)

election results: Macky SALL elected president in first round; percent of vote - Macky SALL (APR) 58.3%, Idrissa SECK (Rewmi) 20.5%, Ousmane SONKO (PASTEF) 15.7%