Legislative in Senegal: a burst of participation at the end of the day

A woman slips her ballot into the ballot box, in a Yoff office, in Dakar, on July 31, 2022. AFP - JOHN WESSELS

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Some seven million voters were called to the polls this Sunday, July 31 to renew 165 seats of deputies divided into eight lists.

A key ballot for the majority as for the opposition to measure the balance of power before the presidential election scheduled for 2024.

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With our correspondent in Dakar,

In the polling center of the Medina district, the fourteen polling stations closed a few minutes after 6 p.m., the official closing time.

At the end of the afternoon, there was a small influx: voters often vote at the last minute, said an office manager.

But overall, there were no crowds in the centers visited in Dakar and the suburbs.

Same thing in other cities of the country, according to several testimonies.

For example, in Ziguinchor, in Casamance, the administrative authorities reported a participation rate of 34% at 4 p.m., but at this stage we do not have a general participation rate.

Sporadic incidents were reported during the day, for example in Guediawaye, in the suburbs.

However, at the end of the afternoon, the Electoral Commission said it had observed a vote " 

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Also according to Cena, nearly 98% of offices had opened on time this morning. 

After the counting, the minutes will be compiled by the departmental vote counting commissions.

The first trends should be announced by the coalitions themselves in the evening.

The purpose of the oppositions is to impose cohabitation on President Macky Sall.

The majority aims to maintain its comfortable presence in the National Assembly.

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