Abstract: On 2 April 2024, Senegal inaugurated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, completing a turbulent presidential election cycle and passing a significant stress test of its democracy. The transition occurred after an attempt by the former president, Macky Sall, and the legislative majority to postpone the elections beyond the constitutional term limit. Ultimately, the independence of the judiciary and the persistent activities of civil society fostered a resolution of the impasse, allowing the contest and subsequent transition to proceed expeditiously. Today, Senegal is at a crossroads where it must consolidate recent democratic gains or risk the disillusionment of citizens seeking improved transparency and accountability. Enhancing good governance and the rule of law in Senegal in the context of a mandate for change has thus become a prime metric for measuring the progress of the new regime.
Fall et al. (2025) studied this question.