she was the one who should have been

With 0.34% of valid votes cast, or 15,457 votes, Anta Babacar Ngom came thirteenth (out of 19 candidates) in the presidential election of March 24, won in the first round by Bassirou Diomaye Faye with 54.28% of the ballots counted. . The president of the ARC movement (Alternative for the next generation of citizens), who says she believes in her star, believes that her accession to the supreme office is only postponed.

“I can allow myself to affirm that it is me, Anta Babacar, who should have been the President of the Republic,” proclaimed the boss of the Sedima poultry group, on the sidelines of the meeting. I’m still there, I believe in it deep down. It’s just an offbeat fight and God willing, I’ll make it.”

During her speech, Anta Babacar Ngom, quoted by Les Échos, recalled having suffered a lot of jokes, but that she emerged from the presidential adventure strengthened. “I’ve heard lots of mockery like ‘Anta thiouth’, ‘Anta poussin’, but it doesn’t affect me in any way… On the contrary, I have become more brave, courageous and, above all, resilient.