Senegal election: Early results point to tight race

ByaseL · 2012-02-27T09:38:48+00:00

Early unconfirmed reports from Senegal's controversial presidential election indicate a tight race between incumbent Abdoulaye Wade and former Prime Minister Macky Sall. If no candidate wins an outright majority there will be a run-off. President Wade, 85, is seeking a third term in office despite serving a constitutional limit of two terms. A crowd at a polling station in the capital, Dakar, booed Mr Wade as he cast his vote. They could be heard shouting: "Get out, old man!" Mr Wade's decision to stand again has sparked weeks of violent protests, although polling day itself was largely peaceful. Early unofficial results showed Mr Wade with about 24% of the vote ahead of nearest rival Mr Sall on 21%. Source:BBC

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Start date Feb 27, 2012

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