Senegalese President Macky Sall did not run, as the constitution prohibits the president from running for more than two terms. This is also the first election in which the opposition decides in the first round against the presidential candidate.
The external environment played an important role in strengthening rejection of France, especially in light of the recent coups in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. The victory of the Pastif Party is due to the party’s political agenda, which raised the slogan of fighting corruption in all its political, economic, and administrative types.