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Thursday, February 28, 2019

2019 Senegalese Presidential Election - Incumbent Macky Sall wins second term

President Macky Sall has won Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, the country's prime minister said, as electoral offficials warned candidates not to release their own tallies following the vote.
Mahammed Dionne, citing a provincial tally, said Sall garnered at least 57 percent of the votes cast in Sunday Feb 24,2019's poll.

"We must congratulate President Macky Sall for his first-round election victory," Dionne said early on Monday at a news conference in Dakar, the capital.

"Our gathered results show that our candidate has largely won the election in the 13 out of 14 regions in the country. We can expect a minimum of 57 percent. From tomorrow, our candidate restarts his work putting this country on the path toward development," Dionne added.

Following the declaration of victory, the country's election commission, CENA, called on candidates and civil society groups to "abstain from prematurely declaring the results, and maintain the calm atmosphere since the election was conducted".

More than 6.5 million people registered to take part in the vote.

The electoral commission has not made any announcement. Official results are expected no later than Friday 01.03.2019

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