Term duration In 1991, presidential term lengths were extended from five to seven years. In January 2001, during
Abdoulaye Wade's first term, a
constitutional referendum reduced the presidential term back to five years. In July 2008, during Wade's second term, the
National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment increasing the length of the presidential term back to seven years, as it was prior to the adoption of the 2001 constitution. This extension did not apply to
Abdoulaye Wade's 2007–2012 term. In 2016, during
Macky Sall's first term, per another
constitutional referendum, the length of the presidential term was decreased back to five years. The amendments were adopted in constitutional law № 2016-10.
Term limits As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the
Constitution of Senegal. Abdoulaye Wade was controversially allowed to run for president in 2012 following the 2008 constitutional amendment, but lost re-election to Macky Sall. ==Privileges==