The celebration of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is poised to win a commanding legislative majority following elections Sunday. Faye gained the nation’s presidential election in March however lacked a parliamentary majority, prompting him to name snap elections in September. (AP)
Our Take
This election final result caps a outstanding yr for Faye, in addition to his PM, Ousmane Sonko. The 2 began 2024 as imprisoned opposition figures and can finish it atop a authorities with an absolute legislative majority to enact its agenda.
The favored mandate they’ve obtained as anti-establishment figures can appear shocking from the surface, since Senegal was seen as a darling of the West underneath former President Macky Sall, who was in energy from 2012 to 2024. Sall was concurrently a forceful advocate for the World South on the worldwide stage and a dependable interlocutor for France and the West in Africa.
