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705:, which still held an overwhelming majority of seats in the National Assembly. Wade was constitutionally barred from dissolving the National Assembly and calling a new parliamentary election, but he decided to revise the constitution and said that he would not pursue policy initiatives in the meantime. Since he was not seeking new legislation, he did not need to compromise with the National Assembly, which simply approved the budget and adjourned. The Socialist Party did not object to Wade's constitutional changes, which included giving the President the right to dissolve the National Assembly, and the new constitution easily passed a referendum in January 2001. Wade then dissolved the National Assembly and called a new parliamentary election. The Socialist-controlled upper house of Parliament, the 339: 36: 1179: 624: 712:
Although Wade was barred by the January 2001 Constitution from addressing rallies during the election campaign and the Sopi Coalition was not allowed to use his picture on its ballot papers, Wade actively and prominently participated in the Sopi campaign, drawing criticism from opponents. Wade urged
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the people to vote for the Sopi Coalition so that he could govern effectively with a secure majority.
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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After Wade was elected president, he entered a situation of
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Senegalese parliamentary election, 2001
Senegal
1998
2007
National Assembly
Sopi Coalition
Abdoulaye Wade
AFP
Moustapha Niasse
Socialist
Ousmane Tanor Dieng
URD
Djibo Leyti Kâ
AJ/PADS
Landing Savané
Liberal
Ousmane Ngom
PPC
Mbaye-Jacques Diop
APJ/Jëf-Jël
RND
PIT
Politics of Senegal

Constitution
Human rights
President
Macky Sall
Prime Minister
Sidiki Kaba

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