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Parties and Candidates

Senegal Senegal

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)
c. Regional distribution requirement
f. Other
Comments: Each party list must respect gender equality. The lists presented for legislative elections on the basis of proportional representation must include candidates for every constituency. There is also a deposit requirement for each list.
Source: Electoral Code 2012, art. L.145 (1, 3), L.169, L.170, L.171: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
Comments: Every Senegalese citizens, at least 25 years old, registered in the electoral roll, is eligible to stand for legislative elections. Naturalized citizens must wait 10 years and renounce other citizenship.
Source: Electoral Code 2012, art. LO.153, LO.154, LO:155: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments: Independent candidates must be supported by a certain number of registered voters and pay a deposit.
Source: Electoral Code 2012, art. LO.145 (2), L.169, L.179 (5), LO.115 (3), LO.116, LO.117: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): c. Indirect
Comments: Political parties are not entitled to direct public funding. Only indirect public funding is available, in the form of free broadcast time and space for campaign materials.
Source: Electoral Code 2012, art. L.62 (3), LO.182, LO.129: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017) International IDEA: Political Finance Database (2017) http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=205
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): g. Not applicable
Comments: Political parties are not entitled to direct public funding. Only indirect public funding is available, in the form of free broadcast time and space for campaign materials.
Source: Electoral Code 2012, art. L.62 (3), LO.182, LO.129: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017); EU Final Report on the 2012 Senegal Presidential Election, p. 5, 8, 14: http://eeas.europa.eu/eueom/pdf/missions/final-report-senegal-2012_fr.pdf (2017) International IDEA: Political Finance Database (2017) http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=205
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: There are no explicit legal provisions regulating this matter.
Source: EU Final Report on the 2012 Senegal Presidential Election, p. 14: http://eeas.europa.eu/eueom/pdf/missions/final-report-senegal-2012_fr.pdf (2017)
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