On March 24, Senegalese will elect a new president for the country after a period of political turmoil. Current President Macky Sall announced that he will not participate in this race out of respect for the constitution.
The president is elected for a term of 5 years, renewable once, according to the constitution amended in 2016. It is also the first election since independence in which the incumbent president does not participate, making Sall the first president who will not lose an election to his opponents.