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Vote count don start for Senegal presidential election, and opposition candidate Faye dey lead for early count.

Vote count don start for Senegal presidential election, and opposition candidate Faye dey lead for early count

March 25, 2024

Senegal’s opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, don emerge as di favorite to win di presidential election afta several rivals don admit defeat.

Millions of voters wey get option of 19 candidates, participate for one peaceful vote on Sunday, and early results don also make five opposition candidates declare 44-year-old Mr. Faye, wey bin dey for jail only few days before di vote, as di winner.

Afta three years of turbulence and opposition protests against di current President, Macky Sall, wey no dey on di ballot for di first time for Senegal’s history, e no clear how many of di 15,633 polling stations don dey count so far, but final provisional results dey expect make dem come out by Tuesday.

However, di ruling party candidate, 62-year-old Amadou Ba, don reject reports of defeat and dey insist say e dey expect to contest for run-off vote to decide di winner.

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