Senate (Senegal)
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The Senate (
History and elections
The Senate was initially established during the presidency of
Following the election, the Senate was installed on September 26, 2007,[3] and Pape Diop was elected as its President on October 3.[4]
A new Senate election was planned to be held in September 2012, but shortly beforehand, in late August 2012, President Macky Sall announced plans to abolish the Senate and return to a unicameral chamber. In the midst of serious flooding, he said that scrapping the Senate would save money that would then be directed toward flood prevention: "the relief of the suffering of the people is more important than the Senate, for us to stop the floods that cyclically affect our country".[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Le pouvoir remporte 34 des 35 sièges de sénateurs pourvus", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), August 20, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Le Conseil constitutionnel confirme la victoire du PDS aux élections sénatoriales", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), August 28, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Le nouveau Sénat a été installé au Sénégal", Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), September 25, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Sénégal: Pape Diop, un proche de Wade, élu président du Sénat", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), October 3, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Abolish Senegal Senate to fund flood relief, says Sall", BBC News, 29 August 2012.
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