Presidential election in Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye wins with 54.28% of the votes (provisional official results) The victory of the anti-system opponent, still in prison ten days before Sunday's election, must now be validated by the Constitutional Council, which could be done in a few days depending on possible appeals. The third, Aliou Mamadou Dia, candidate of the Unity and Rally Party, received only 2.8% ofthe votes.