The presidential coalition claimed victory, which the opposition contested: after the legislative elections in Senegal, it finally lost an absolute majority in the National Assembly but remains in the lead by a very short lead, according to the provisional official results announced. Thursday, August 4 by the National Commission for the Census of Votes (CNRV).
For the first time since independence in 1960 in this West African country renowned for its stability, the party in power loses an absolute majority and will have to rely on other forces in Parliament to pass its laws .
The coalition of President Macky Sall goes from 125 deputies in 2017 to 82, out of the 165 in the Assembly, according to the provisional official results.
The opposition confirms its momentum already initiated during the local elections in January, particularly in certain large cities, and wins 80 parliamentary seats in total: 56 for the "Yewwi Askan Wi" coalition and 24 for that of "Wallu Senegal" - which have formed an alliance for the legislative elections.
Three other MPs come from the ranks of three other small party coalitions.
The final figures must be published by the Constitutional Council within five days if there is no appeal.
These results could convince the President of the Republic Macky Sall, disavowed by the ballot box, to give up the project which is lent to him to represent himself in the presidential election of 2024, say experts and observers.
Elected in 2012 for seven years and re-elected in 2019 for five years, his intentions remain unclear.
With AFP
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