parliamentary election. President Macky Sall's ruling coalition took 125 seats in the 165-seat National Assembly. In 2019 president Macky Sall easily won re-election in the first round. Executive Political parties and elections Presidential elections Parliamentary elections Judicial branch The nation's highest courts that deal with business issues are the constitutional council, and the Court of Cassation, members of which are named by the president. Administrative divisions Senegal is subdivided into 13 regions (régions, singular – région): Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kédougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sédhiou, Tambacounda, Thiès, Ziguinchor. Local administrators are all appointed by and responsible to the President. See also Government of Senegal Roger Roche, founder of a cell of the French Communist Party in Rufisque in 1925. References