Senegal ruling PASTEF party is poised to win a parliamentary majority as main opposition leaders conceded defeat Monday in elections determining whether newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye can carry out ambitious reforms he promised during his campaign.
Former president Macky Sall, leader of the main opposition Takku Wallu coalition, congratulated PASTEF in a post on the X social media platform. Two other major opposition leaders had already conceded defeat hours after the polls closed on Sunday.
The official results and number of seats won by each party will be published later this week.
PASTEF held 56 of 165 seats in the National Assembly before Sunday's legislative election , while Sall's coalition had a slim majority of 83 seats.
Faye, who was elected in March on an anti-establishment platform, said the lack of a majority had prevented him from executing reforms he pledged during his presidential campaign, including fighting corruption, reviewing fishing permits for foreign companies and securing a bigger share from the country's natural resources for the population.
