1988 Senegalese general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Senegal

| election_date = 28 February 1988

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Presidential election

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1983 Senegalese general election

| previous_year = 1983

| next_election = 1993 Senegalese presidential election

| next_year = 1993

| turnout = 58.77%

| image1 = Abdou Diouf 2008-08-27.jpg

| candidate1 = Abdou Diouf

| party1 = Socialist Party of Senegal

| popular_vote1 = 828,301

| percentage1 = 73.21%

| image2 = Abdoulaye Wade 2011.jpg

| candidate2 = Abdoulaye Wade

| party2 = Senegalese Democratic Party

| popular_vote2 = 291,869

| percentage2 = 25.80%

| title = President

| before_election = Abdou Diouf

| before_party = Socialist Party of Senegal

| after_election = Abdou Diouf

| after_party = Socialist Party of Senegal

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Parliamentary election

| previous_election = 1983

| next_election = 1993

| turnout = 57.87%

| party1 = Socialist Party of Senegal | leader1 = Abdou Diouf | percentage1 = 71.34 | seats1 = 103 | last_election1 = 111

| party2 = Senegalese Democratic Party | leader2 = Abdoulaye Wade | percentage2 = 47.74 | seats2 = 17 | last_election2 = 8

}}}}}}{{Politics of Senegal}}

General elections were held in Senegal on 28 February 1988 to elect a president and National Assembly. Incumbent president Abdou Diouf defeated three other candidates in the presidential election, whilst in the National Assembly election Diouf's Socialist Party won 103 of the 120 seats.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/sn.html Elections in Senegal] African Elections Database Voter turnout was 58% in the Assembly election and 59% in the presidential election.

Public disorder broke out during the election.{{Cite journal |last=Kanté |first=Babacar |date=1994 |title=Senegal's Empty Elections |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225418 |journal=Journal of Democracy |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=96–108 |issn=1086-3214}}{{Cite news |date=1988-03-01 |title=Emergency Called in Senegal in Unrest Over Vote |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/01/world/emergency-called-in-senegal-in-unrest-over-vote.html |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} President Diouf declared a state of emergency amid riots. Supporters of Wade made accusations that the election was fraudulent. Wade described the results as "ridiculous."