The Interview - Le Pastef is sure to win the presidential election in Senegal, "even if our candidate is in prison". In an interview given to France 24 and RFI in Dakar, opponent Birame Souleye Diop, first vice-president of the African Patriots of Senegal party for work, ethics and fraternity (Pastef)...

. According to Birame, the exclusion of opponent Ousmane Sonko from the ballot represents a "heavy blow to democracy and popular will"