A woman waits in front of a polling station to cast her ballot during the parliamentary election, in Pikine, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, July 31, 2022.A woman waits in front of a polling station to cast her ballot during the parliamentary election, in Pikine, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, July 31, 2022.
An opposition coalition known as Wallu Senegal said in a statement later on Monday that along with an allied coalition, Yewwi Askane Wi, it had defeated the ruling party in most departments. Violent protests erupted last year after Sall’s main opponent, Ousmane Sonko, was arrested on rape charges which he denies and says were politically motivated.
Barthelemy Dias, mayor of the capital Dakar and an opposition leader, immediately disputed the results announced by Toure, warning that it was not her place to announce results. Sall, 60, swept to power in 2012 after removing Abdoulaye Wade, the president from 2000. Sall was elected again in 2019. He has campaigned on big-ticket construction projects such as a high-speed train line and a conference centre, as well as oil and gas production.
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