The leader of Senegal is Macky Sall, who has held the position since 2012. He is a Senegalese politician who was previously Prime Minister of Senegal from April 2004 to June 2007. He is also the President of the Alliance for the Republic party and was elected in the 2012 presidential election with 65.8% of the votes. The three-letter acronym ESS stands for 'Élu(e) Sortant(e) du Scrutin', which translates to 'Outgoing Elected Official' in English.