The new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye won Senegal's presidential elections in the first round with 54.28% of the votes, far ahead of the government candidate Amadou Ba (35.79%). Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, the ECOWAS countries, and even China congratulated him. Senegal will remain the “safe and reliable ally” of all foreign partners, insisted the new president, bringing promises of rupture. Diomaye Faye will have to choose a prime minister and form a government.