Bassirou Diomaye Faye is the new president of Senegal. He was elected with 54% of the votes in the first round, according to provisional figures.

According to his party, Pastef, he will be invested on April 2, the end of Macky Sall's mandate. He will form his first government for April 5, the day after the national holiday, says Pastef. The government will be largely composed of technocrats and not necessarily leading political figures.