Opposition candidate approaches victory in Senegal elections. Nearly 7.3 million people were called to the polls to elect the successor of outgoing president Macky Sall.
The incumbent president, with 12 years in power and re-elected in 2019, did not run in the vote. Since 2021, the country has experienced episodes of turmoil caused by the dispute between the opposition and the opposition candidate Faye. The last-minute postponement of the elections unleashed a wave of violence that left four dead.