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1968 Senegalese general election information


1968 Senegalese general election
1968 Senegalese general election
← 1963 25 February 1968 1973 →
Presidential election
Turnout94.69%
 
Candidate Léopold Sédar Senghor
Party UPS
Popular vote 1,229,927
Percentage 100%

President before election

Léopold Sédar Senghor
UPS

Elected President

Léopold Sédar Senghor
UPS

Parliamentary election
Turnout93.03%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
UPS Léopold Sédar Senghor 100 80 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Senegal on 25 February 1968 to elect a President and National Assembly. After a series of party mergers, the country had become a one-party state, with the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) as the sole legal party, As a result, its leader, Léopold Sédar Senghor, was the only candidate in the presidential election and was re-elected unopposed.[1] In the National Assembly election, voters were presented with a list of 80 UPS candidates to vote for.[2] Voter turnout was 95% in the presidential election and 93% in the National Assembly election.[1]

  1. ^ a b Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  2. ^ Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union

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