MOSCOW, Nov 17 Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- Senegal will hold snap legislative elections on Sunday, where citizens will elect 165 members of the National Assembly for a five-year term, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
This follows the dissolution of the previous assembly by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on September 12 after six months in office.
Over seven million registered voters are eligible to cast their vote, with 41 political parties, coalitions or independent entities participating in the elections.
There will be 506 observers for the elections, including 446 national and 60 international.
--BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI
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