By THE INDEPENDENT UG
DAKAR, SENEGAL | Xinhua | Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the candidate of the opposition coalition “Diomaye President,” has emerged victorious in Senegal’s presidential election, as per the results released on Wednesday by the country’s National Vote Counting Commission.
According to Amady Diouf, the commission’s president, during a press conference held in Dakar, the capital of the country, Faye secured a total of 2,434,751 votes, constituting 54.28 percent of the total votes cast. The voter turnout rate stood at 61.30 percent.
His closest rival, Amadou Ba, representing the ruling coalition, trailed behind with 35.79 percent of the votes.
At the age of 44, Faye was born in Ndiaganiao, located 115 km east of Dakar. He holds a master’s degree in law from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. In 2004, he passed the entrance exam to the National School of Administration and became a tax inspector after graduation.
He served as the secretary-general of the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics, and Fraternity (PASTEF) party, which was dissolved by presidential decree in July 2023.
Faye was imprisoned in April 2023 and was released on March 14 following the enactment of an amnesty law by outgoing President Macky Sall.
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