Bassirou Diomaye Faye Wins Senegal’s Presidential Election

• Bassirou Diomaye Faye, an anti-establishment figure, has won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 per cent of the votes in the first round. At 44 years old, Faye is set to become Africa’s youngest elected president and the first opponent to win in the first round since Senegal’s independence from France in 1960. His victory still needs to be validated by Senegal’s Constitutional Council in the next few days.
• Faye, who was freed from prison just 10 days before the election, has said he wants a “break” with the current political system.
• He has promised to restore national “sovereignty” and implement a program of “left-wing pan-Africanism.”
• His election could herald a profound overhaul of Senegal’s institutions.

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Published date : 28 Mar 2024 05:48PM