The 2001 constitution introduced a two-term limit for the president; a March 2016 referendum restored the presidential term to five years from seven.

[1] The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) comprises 165 members elected for five-year terms by parallel voting.

[2] The Senate, an indirectly elected upper chamber, was abolished in 2012, leaving a unicameral system.

Despite peace talks, a separatist group in the southern Casamance region has sporadically clashed with government forces since 1982.

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