Diomaye Faye Wins the Presidential Election in Senegal

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye was declared the clear winner of the presidential election in Senegal. His rival, Amadou Ba, immediately congratulated him on his victory.

He replaces Macky Sall who had been leading this country for more than 10 years, which is one of the most powerful democracies in Africa.

Diomaye Faye’s victory is the first modern candidate of the opposition to the Government which was already leading in the first round of the elections.

The fact that his opponent immediately congratulated him on his victory made the suspicion that there would be any unrest, reduced.

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This makes Senegal the first country in West Africa to be safe and developed in terms of politics and economy.

Senegal’s democracy is stable and long-standing. Senegalese people know that Democracy is the basis of their daily life.

Journalists, scholars, non-governmental organizations, religious people, all agree that the principles of democracy should guide the daily life of the country.

In this country, local politicians have a tradition of being advised by those who have led it.

When there are serious political issues in the country, these men are often the ones who mediate between the government and the opposition.
The only remaining heads of state in Senegal are Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade and Macky Sall.

Meanwhile, Senegal remains proud of what it has achieved under Macky Sall.
The last thing he will remember is that he got to the point where he left his life and accepted what the people wanted him to do.

Even though those on the side of the ruling party wanted him to continue, he realized that it would be against the wishes of the majority of the people, and he agreed to die.

Macky Sall found that running for a third term would be against the Constitution.

This man recently opened up to many people who were mostly opposed to his regime, those in his party condemned him but he found that releasing the people is doing them good regardless of the party they belong to.
He did it in the interest of the people without regard to any party.

During Sall’s term he also led the African Union between 2022 and 2023, replacing Mali that had failed due to the country’s long-standing insecurity.

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Macky Sall was also involved in the advocacy for Africa in Russia to receive much needed grain to feed its people who were suffering from the effects of COVID-19.

He asked President Putin to take into account the importance of Africa to Russia and the world in general, so he said that it would be better to keep it in mind and not abandon it in various problems.
He will also be remembered for having built many infrastructures including railways, airports, stadiums, hospitals and more.
On the other hand, the new president of Senegal also has a big job to help young people get jobs because 75% of the population is under 35 years old.

Diomaye Faye must work so that the projects his country started during the time of his predecessor continue.

Among them is the one who starts drilling for oil and gas and this will cause his country to be threatened by other countries including big countries.

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He also has to deal with the problem of Jihadists who have invaded the region of Senegal, especially since this area has been the scene of coups.