2012 Senegalese presidential election

2012 Senegalese presidential election
← 2007 26 February 2012 (first round)
25 March 2012 (second round)		 2019 →
Turnout51.58% (first round)
55.00% (second round)
 
Candidate Macky Sall Abdoulaye Wade
Party APR PDS
Popular vote 1,909,244 992,556
Percentage 65.80% 34.20%
Results by region
Sall:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Wade:      50-60%      60-70%
President before election

Abdoulaye Wade
PDS

Elected President

Macky Sall
APR

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Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 26 February 2012,[1][2] amidst controversy over the constitutional validity of a third term for incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade. In the runoff on 25 March,[3] Macky Sall defeated the incumbent president. The 2015 documentary film Incorruptible chronicles both campaigns as well as the youth movement Y'en a Marre, which led protests against Wade's administration.

  1. ^ "Candidature a La Presidentielle de 2012 du Senegal: Ibrahima Fall déroule sa feuille de route" Archived 27 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Denise Zarour Medang, Sud Quotidien 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ "IFES Election Guide – Country Profile: Senegal".
  3. ^ "Senegal presidential run-off set for March 25". AFP. 5 March 2012.