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An election for the National Assembly of Senegal was held on 29 April 2001. The election was held under the new constitution approved by referendum earlier in the year. Following the victory of Abdoulaye Wade in the February-March 2000 presidential election, the Sopi Coalition, including Wade's Senegalese Democratic Party and its allies, won a large majority.
Although Wade was barred by the January 2001 Constitution from addressing rallies during the election campaign[1] and the Sopi Coalition was not allowed to use his picture on its ballot papers,[2] Wade actively and prominently participated in the Sopi campaign, drawing criticism from opponents.[2][3]
[edit] Election result
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Summary of the 29 April 2001 National Assembly of Senegal election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Coalition Sopi |
Senegalese Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Sénégalais) |
931,617 |
49.6 |
89 |
| Democratic League - Movement for the Labour Party (Ligue Démocratique-Mouvement pour le Parti du Travial) |
| Others |
| Alliance of Progress Forces (Alliance des Forces du Progrès) |
303,150 |
16.1 |
11 |
| Socialist Party of Senegal (Parti socialiste du Sénégal) |
326,126 |
17.4 |
10 |
| Union for Democratic Renewal (Union pour le renouveau démocratique) |
69,109 |
3.7 |
3 |
| And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism (And-Jëf/Parti Africain pour la démocratie et le socialisme) |
76,102 |
4.1 |
2 |
| Senegalese Liberal Party (Parti libéral sénégalais) |
17,240 |
0.9 |
1 |
| Party for Progress and Citizenship (Parti pour le progrès et la citoyenneté) |
17,122 |
0.9 |
1 |
| Alliance for Progress and Justice Jëf-Jël (Alliance pour le Progrès et la Justice/Jëf-Jël) |
15,048 |
0.8 |
1 |
| National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Démocratique) |
13,286 |
0.7 |
1 |
| Party of Independence and Labour (Parti de l'Indépendance et le Travail) |
10,854 |
0.6 |
1 |
| Others |
99,192 |
5.3 |
0 |
| Total (turnout 67.4 %) |
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| Source: Le Soleil |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Senegal's president hopes to consolidate power in legislative vote", Associated Press (nl.newsbank.com), April 29, 2001.
- ^ a b Chris Simpson, "Senegal: Wade's historic turnaround", BBC News, May 2, 2001.
- ^ "Senegal: President's criticized for involvement in electoral campaign", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), April 27, 2001.
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