Senegal’s 44-year-old opposition leader set to become next president

Published March 25, 2024 3:06 PM

By JESSICA DONATI and SAM MEDNICK
Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears set to become the country’s next president. Preliminary results show him as the winner of Sunday’s election, less than two weeks after he was released from prison to launch a campaign. Official results of the election aren’t yet available. But the former prime minister who was the other frontrunner, and who was backed by incumbent President Macky Sall, conceded defeat based on preliminary results. Faye’s expected victory reflects frustration among youth with high unemployment and concerns about governance in the West African nation.

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