Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's African Patriots wins election

The African Patriots of Senegal Party for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (PASTEF) from the Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, has won a large majority of seats in the National Assembly in Sunday's early elections, according to provisional results published by polling stations.

According to the first forecasts collected by the state news agency APS, the party of the head of the Executive has been the most voted with a notable difference with respect to the candidacy of his main rival, the former Senegalese president Macky Sall (2012-2024), with its coalition Takku Wallu Senegal; as well as the list Sam Sa Kaddu, led by the mayor of Dakar, Barthelemy Dias.

In turn, the Senegalese government spokesman Amadou Mustapha Ndieck Sarré, has confirmed this result in statements to the TFM channel: «I pay tribute to the Senegalese people for the great victory they gave to PASTEF», he said, assuring that is in possession of "90 to 95 percent of the results".

«Strong trends show that PASTEF will have a qualified majority», he added, without specifying how many seats he would have in the National Assembly.

The opposition has recognized the victory
Opposition leaders have already acknowledged the electoral victory of Sonko's party: “As the head of the Sam Sa Kaddu coalition, I would like to warmly congratulate the winner of the elections, PASTEF, on their victory.”, the mayor of the Senegalese capital declared on his Facebook page.

For his part, the former prime minister Tinder Ba, which was presented with the list Jam Ak Njarin, has warmly congratulated PASTEF and celebrated its victory "reflects the will of the people".

"This moment, beyond the divisions, is a victory for our democracy. Beyond the electoral contests, it is Senegal that must always win.", he stated on the aforementioned social network.

They have not yet commented on the matter. current leader of the country, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, nor former President Sall.

PASTEF would have obtained almost 80 percent of the votes
For its part, the information portal DakarActu points out that PASTEF would have achieved almost 80 percent of the votes, which would translate into 131 deputies, far surpassing the Takku Wakku of former President Sall, who would obtain just over nine percent, the coalition Jam Ak Njarin, with three percent.

Around 7,4 million people out of a total of 18 They were called to the polls to choose 165 seats, among a total of 40 electoral lists, although those of Sonko and Sall were the main candidates to achieve victory.

The vote has been presented as a crossroads among the policies represented by Sall during his twelve years at the head of the country and the new path represented by the current president Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Sonko, who have demanded from their supporters a comfortable majority in Parliament in order to be able to push through their proposals and avoid prolonged paralysis at the administrative level.