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Senegal’s president looks set to secure a crucial electoral victory that would enable him to implement his economic agenda.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Pastef party is projected to win an absolute majority after Sunday’s legislative elections. A government spokesperson claimed a “large victory” and two opposition party leaders conceded defeat before all votes were counted. Official results are expected later on Tuesday.
Faye dissolved parliament in September and called the election in the hope of securing the parliamentary makeup needed to pass legislation.
In the seven months since becoming president, Faye has ordered audits of energy contracts, with a view to possibly renegotiating them and unveiled a 25-year development plan.
Reviewing contracts could do “irreversible damage” to Senegal’s image among investors. →
