Senegalese opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye addresses his first press conference after being declared winner of Senegal’s presidential election, in Dakar, on March 25, 2024. – Anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was set March 25 to become the youngest president in Senegal’s history after his rival conceded the race, triggering a political earthquake in the West African nation.
The victory for Faye, who was only freed from prison 10 days before the election, still has to be validated by Senegal’s top constitutional body, which could happen in a few days. While his victory in Sunday’s vote was already clear after the publication of unofficial partial results, the margin of Faye’s win was confirmed by the vote counting commission, which falls under the judiciary.
The political crisis triggered by Sall’s last-minute postponement of the vote, and the subsequently rushed electoral timetable, cast doubt on whether the handover could take place before the incumbent’s term officially ends on April 2.But a swift handover now seems feasible in the West African nation, which prides itself on its stability and democratic principles in a coup-hit region, provided no appeals are made.
But if an objection is made, the Council has five days to rule and could, in theory, annul the election.Faye, who has never held elected office, is set to become the fifth president of the West African country of around 18 million people.Sunday’s election was preceded by three years of tension and deadly unrest, with Senegal plunged into a fresh political crisis in February when Sall decided to delay the presidential poll.
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