Youngest President Elect

Senegal’s forthcoming president is going to be Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the opposition leader. The country’s electoral commission has declared Faye as the winner of the presidential race, having secured 53.68% of the total votes.

Meanwhile, Amadou Ba, the candidate from the ruling coalition, has acknowledged his defeat with a vote share of merely 36.2%.

At 44 years old, Faye is the youngest elected president in Africa. He enjoys support from Senegal’s opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, who, despite being disqualified from candidacy due to a defamation conviction, pledges to combat corruption and prioritize the nation’s economic welfare. Their agenda includes tackling unemployment and reevaluating mining and energy contracts with corporations.