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In jail until ten days before the vote, a political outsider has been elected president on the first ballot, As detailed results from around the country trickled in, Amadou Ba, former Prime Minister and standard bearer for the ruling Benno Bokk Yaakaar (BBY) alliance, could draw only one conclusion. By the afternoon of 25 March, less than 24 hours after the polls had closed, it was clear that he had been decisively defeated by Bassirou Diomaye Faye of the radical opposition Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l éthique et la fraternité (Pastef). ....
The leading oppositionist could still be barred from running in next month s presidential elections, The suspense continues. On 5 January, the Constitutional Court will rule on statements from 13 parliamentarians in support of the presidential candidacy of Ousmane Sonko, leader of the officially dissolved Pastef Les Patriotes. The first round of Senegal s presidential elections is due on 25 February. ....
, Justice minister Sidiki Kaba – a former head of the International Human Rights Federation – has dismissed critics of the tough crackdown on the protests that followed the conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. ....