2022 Senegalese local elections

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The Senegalese local elections of 2022 took place on 23 January 2022 in order to renew the members of the municipal councils as well as the mayors of Senegal. Departmental elections were held on the same day.

They were originally scheduled for 2019, but were postponed. [1]

Results

Results in the 20 most populous cities [2]
CityMayorStatusCoalition
1 Pikine Abdoulaye TimboRe-elected Benno Bokk Yakaar
2 Dakar Barthélémy Dias  [ fr ]New mayor Yewwi Askan Wi
3 Touba Abdoul Ahad KaRe-elected Benno Bokk Yakaar
4 Guediawaye Ahmed AidaraNew mayor Yewwi Askan Wi
5 Thiès Babacar DiopNew mayor Yewwi Askan Wi
6 Kaolack Serigne MboupNew mayorAnd Nawlé
7 M'Bour Cheikh Issa SallNew mayor Benno Bokk Yakaar
8 Rufisque Oumar CisseNew mayor Yewwi Askan Wi
9 Saint-Louis Mansour Faye Re-elected Benno Bokk Yakaar
10 Ziguinchor Ousmane Sonko New mayor Yewwi Askan Wi
11 Diourbel Malick FallRe-elected Wallu Sénégal
12 Tambacounda Papa Banda DieyeNew mayorLe Choix de Tambacounda
13 Louga Moustapha DiopRe-elected Benno Bokk Yakaar
14 Kolda Mame Boye DiaoNew mayorNay Leer - Benno Bokk Yakaar
15 Mbacke Gallo BaNew mayor Benno Bokk Yakaar
16 Tivaouane Demba Diop dit Diop SyNew mayorCPJE
17 Richard Toll Amadou Mane DiopRe-elected Benno Bokk Yakaar
18 Bargny Djibril FallRe-elected Wallu Sénégal
19 Joal Fadhiout Sophie GladimaNew mayor Benno Bokk Yakaar
20 Kaffrine Abdoulaye Seydou SowNew mayor Benno Bokk Yakaar

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References

  1. "Elections locales au Sénégal : encore reportées à 2020 !". La Tribune (in French). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. "Municipales au Sénégal : l'opposition remporte Dakar et plusieurs autres grandes villes du pays". Franceinfo (in French). 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-03-22.