Senegalese President, Macky Sall is
most likely headed towards a second term in office, after two opposition
leaders are barred from running in the polls.
Prime Minister, Mohammed Dionne said preliminary
results suggested Sall had secured about 57 percent of the votes in Sunday's
elections, but an official result will take days.
However, rival candidates warned against declaring the result
prematurely.
2 well-known opposition figures were barred from taking
part, after being deemed ineligible because of corruption convictions.
As a result of the decision neither the Socialist Party nor
the Senegalese Democratic Party, which have dominated the country's political
landscape since independence, are fielding presidential candidates.
Only five candidates were deemed eligible for Sunday's vote,
compared to 12 in the last election.
With two democratic transitions of power and no coup since
its independence in 1960, Senegal is considered one of the most stable
countries in Africa.
More than 6.6 million people were registered to vote in Sunday's election, including some residents living abroad.
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