Economics
Senegal’s Sall Wins Outright Majority in Presidential Election
- Outright majority means that run-off vote will be avoided
- Two main opposition leaders warned of fraud earlier this week
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Senegalese President Macky Sall won a decisive majority in elections after overseeing years of high economic growth and the construction of modern infrastructure, extending his term of office by five years.
Sall, a 57-year-old former geological engineer, won 58 percent of the votes, well above the 50 percent needed to avoid a second round, according to results announced by the National Vote Counting Commission on Thursday.