Staff members explain voting procedures to a voter at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. (Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

DAKAR, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections.

A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad.

Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term.

Voting will continue until 6 p.m., local time. 

A staff member posts voting instructions at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections.

A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad.

Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. (Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

People wait to vote at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections.

A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad.

Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. (Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

A man votes at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections.

A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad.

Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. (Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua)