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Kiiraay – Les Patriotes républicains
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye (Kiiraay – Les Patriotes républicains) has been President of Senegal since 2 Apr 2024. Senegal's real GDP jumped 8.7% a year under Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in office since April 2024. Among the 63 national leaders with a year or more of figures, Senegal ranks 1st on GDP growth and 2nd of 62 on GDP per person. Under Macky Sall (2012 to 2024) the same series climbed 4.9% a year. The latest governance scores, for 2025 and from before this tenure: electoral democracy index 63.3 of 100 (V-Dem Institute) and control of corruption 51.1 of 100 (the World Bank). Figures for July to September 2024 are kept but not trusted: ILOSTAT's unemployment rate for it reads 2.1 points above ANSD's own (5.3 %). The rankings leave this tenure out of those series. Figures for July to September 2025 are kept but not trusted: ILOSTAT's unemployment rate for it reads 1.7 points above ANSD's own (3.2 %).

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