1988 Senegalese general election

1988 Senegalese general election

28 February 1988
Presidential election
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Turnout58.77%
 
Candidate Abdou Diouf Abdoulaye Wade
Party PS PDS
Popular vote 828,301 291,869
Percentage 73.21% 25.80%

President before election

Abdou Diouf
PS

Elected President

Abdou Diouf
PS

Parliamentary election
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1993 →
Turnout57.87%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PS Abdou Diouf 71.34 103 −8
PDS Abdoulaye Wade 47.74 17 +9
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Senegal on 28 February 1988 to elect a President and National Assembly. Incumbent President Abdou Diouf defeated three other candidates in the presidential election, whilst in the National Assembly election Diouf's Socialist Party won 103 of the 120 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 58% in the Assembly election and 59% in the presidential election.

  1. ^ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database