Senegal: Do Political Parties in Senegal Pay a Fee Before Being Allowed to Register As Political Parties?

Do political parties in Senegal pay a fee before being allowed to register as political parties?

We have interviewed the leaders of many parties in Senegal and they have over 250 parties which had formed different forms of Alliances. They promised to give us a copy of the electoral code in Senegal which we would review to make comparisons. From memory many claimed that fees are not paid to register a political party. According to them a code of conduct is established which a party must adhere to in order to be registered as a party. This includes the commitment not to form parties on the basis of sectional, religious, ethnic or regional basis.

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