Dakar, Nov 20 (APS) – The legislative elections whose official results must be proclaimed by the National Votes Census Commission are still on the front page of the daily newspapers received Wednesday at the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).
“The departments deliver their verdict,” highlights Sud Quotidien. ”Nearly forty-eight hours after the closing of the polling stations, the unofficial results coming out of the polls, during the early legislative elections, were confirmed by the various departmental vote census commissions. The Pastef list, which the strong tendencies gave largely victorious in the election, has ended up imposing itself in almost all the departments of Senegal, with the notable exception of those of Matam, Kanel, Gossas and Podor,” writes Sud, specifying that It is has Starting this Wednesday, the National Votes Census Commission, chaired by magistrate Abdoulaye Ba of the Dakar Court of Appeal, will begin this work.
While awaiting the official results of the legislative elections, Vox Populi provides details of the provisional list of 165 elected deputies. The newspaper cites, among others, Macky Sall, the former President of the Republic, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, his predecessor Amadou Ba, the former President of the National Assembly, Amadou Mame Diop.
Commenting on the results of these elections, Le Témoin notes that Pastef ”crushes the competition” in Dakar with 222,231 votes against 92,000 for the Samm sa Kaddu coalition and 9,288 for Takku Wallu.
L’Observateur explains Pastef’s ”paying strategy”. ”It is with organization and method that the Pastef/Les Patriotes party succeeded in “burying” the classic political parties, their ideologies and establishing itself as the new master of the Senegalese political game. This, thanks to the political charisma of its leader, Ousmane Sonko who sold his + Project + to the Senegalese, notes L’Obs.
Analyzing the failure of the opposition, EnQuête underlines that “the legislative elections of November 17, 2024 in Senegal revealed deep fissures within the opposition coalitions which, despite their efforts to unite, did not succeeded in convincing an electorate seeking change. The inter-coalition composed of Takku Wallu Senegal, Jamm ak Njariñ and Sàmm sa Kaddu was confronted with significant internal conflicts which hampered its effectiveness and cohesion.
L’As is interested in the case of Amadou Ba, the national head of the Jamm ak Njérign coalition. He loses his status as opposition leader, says the newspaper, which writes: ”from 34% in the presidential election of March 2024, Amadou Ba’s score fell in the legislative elections. From being leader of the opposition, the former Prime Minister is relegated as the third force in the National Assembly behind the Takku-Wallu coalition led by his former benefactor, Macky Sall.
”The budget, new project”, headlines Le Quotidien. For the newspaper, ”the results of the Legislative elections of Sunday, November 17 known, all that remains now for the new authorities is to get to work. And the Assembly is fully involved in the political orientations that the new majority will promote for the country. What makes things easy, in a certain sense, is that the country is waiting for a budget.
In sport, Le Soleil highlights Senegal’s victory over Burundi on Tuesday, with a score of 2-0, in the CAN qualifiers. ”The Lions finish with a bang,” headlines the newspaper.
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