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On the front page of the Senegalese press, the victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the presidential election. The candidate of the main opposition party won in the first round on Sunday. “Now say “his Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye””, headlines
La Voix Plus
this morning . The 44-year-old opponent, barely released from prison and still unknown a few months ago, becomes the fifth president of the Republic of Senegal. A president who has already presented his main projects for the months to come and announced a government "made up of Senegalese from the interior and the diaspora", according to the newspaper
Enquête
, which cites national reconciliation, the rebuilding of institutions and reducing the cost of living among its “priority” projects.
Walf Quotidien
, another Senegalese newspaper, for its part, still cites the fight against corruption.
This election is welcomed by the West African press.
Le Djély
, a Guinean news site, highlights "the lovely Senegalese exception" in a West Africa prey to coups and expresses its "relief" and even its "pride" in the face of Amadou Ba's decision. , the heir of outgoing President Macy Sall, to recognize his defeat. More lyrically, the Burkinabé news site
Wakat Sera
goes so far as to compare Bassirou Diomaye Faye to “Madiba”, the nickname of the late Nelson Mandela. The new president, "moved from prison to the presidential palace, in other words, from the Tarpeian rock to the Capitol": for
Le Pays
, the victory of the Pastef candidate in the first round above all resembles "a sanction vote of the Senegalese against the arbitrary" and the "turpitudes" of outgoing President Macky Sall.
Many reactions also in the European press, French in particular. The Swiss newspaper
Le Temps
speaks of "a victory for democracy" and "the thirst for change" of the population, which the new president will have to "appease" and "reconcile". The French daily
Libération
reports the “joy” of the Senegalese, and the “controversial assessment” of Macky Sall, who would have “damaged” the candidacy of Amadou Ba. In an interview with Le
Monde
, political scientist Gilles Olakounlé Yabi, confirms that Bassirou Diomaye Faye's victory is above all "the expression of a deep feeling of exasperation with Macky Sall's governance".
Le Monde
, which warns of the multiple attacks on freedom of expression and freedom of the press in the Tunisia of Kaïs Saïed. The daily explains that a decree-law, promulgated by the president in September 2022, officially to fight against the dissemination of “false information and false rumors”, has since led to prosecutions against several journalists and bloggers. This text, which provides for up to 10 years in prison and a fine of nearly 15,000 euros, is notably used to justify the prosecution of journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, currently in police custody "for questioning the management of funds." public by the Ministry of Religious Affairs", according to
Jeune Afrique
. The magazine speaks of a government strategy to “increase the pressure” and “break the resistance of strong minds”.
A word, also, of the debate in France on the public deficit, the official figure of which was announced this morning. The
Huffington Post
mentions discussions turning to the "Lépine competition", the competition of inventors - at least, on the opposition side, since the government, starting with the Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, is still opposed to the principle of a tax for companies making “super profits” or paying “super dividends”. According to
Libération
, the idea is however starting to gain ground among certain elected representatives of the majority, while the vast majority of French people are already convinced of it, according to a survey published by the newspaper - according to which 65% of respondents favor a temporary tax on superprofits or say they are in favor of a new wealth tax, at 52%.
The French, some of whom are up in arms against the obligation for municipalities with less than 2,000 inhabitants to now give names to each of their streets and numbers to each home. According to
Le Figaro
, the objective is to "better locate homes for optical fiber", to help delivery people find their way to deliver packages and above all to facilitate the task of emergency services to find the right address in the event of urgent intervention. "When we are told, in the middle of the night: 'it's the house in the hamlet which has the green shutters', it's not easy to arrive quickly!", defends the spokesperson for the Federation of Firefighters . The problem is that this change has the consequence of making the names of localities disappear, sometimes ancestral names, to which the inhabitants are often very attached, particularly in Brittany, where the defenders of Breton are particularly raised, some even denouncing a “de-Bretonization of the countryside”. In Telgruc-sur-Mer, in Finistère, for example, residents saw some of their street names disappear in favor of an incongruous “rue du Pélican”. “As if there were pelicans in Brittany!” laments a certain Hervé Gwegen.
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