Jean-Luc Mélenchon welcomed a “ Very large victory for Pastef” from the first estimates crediting this party with the majority of seats in the National Assembly.
In a tweet published Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Jean-Luc Mélenchon welcomed the victory of the Pastef party in the Senegalese legislative elections of November 17, seeing it as much more than a simple electoral result.
« Very large victory for Pastef for the legislative elections in Senegal “, declared the leader of France Insoumise, congratulating the “ Senegalese people, who listened only to themselves and gave a lesson in freedom to the whole world.»
For Mélenchon, who co-hosted a conference with Ousmane Sonko last May at the University of Dakar, Sunday’s vote goes beyond the national framework: according to him, it symbolizes an act of popular sovereignty. “ Forward to the new stage of the citizen revolution in Senegal!», He concluded, showing his total support for Ousmane Sonko’s political party.
According to initial trends, Pastef actually won the majority of deputy seats in the National Assembly.
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