establishment of a single structure and permanent electoral management. This solution has recently been adopted by the Malian government in creating the directorate general of elections. A division of roles between government and the electoral commission which is detrimental to the credibility of elections is also observable in Senegal where the opposition has challenged the central role of the Ministry of the Interior and the timid role of CENA in infringements of the electoral law, thereby eroding the legitimacy of the electoral system. 118