Senegal Gobierno Perfil 2007

Capital

nombre: Dakar
coordenadas geográficas: 14 40 N, 17 26 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

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

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 4 Abril (1960)

Constitución

adoptada 7 Enero 2001

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Abdoulaye WADE (desde 1 April 2000)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou SOUMARE (desde 19 June 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term) under new constitution; election last held on 25 February 2007 (next to be held in 2012); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Abdoulaye WADE reelected president in the first round of voting; percent of vote - Abdoulaye WADE 55.9%, Idrissa SECK 14.9%, Ousmane Tanor DIENG 13.6%, Moustapha NIASSE 5.9%, other 9.7%