The voting in the suburbs of Dakar occurred smoothly, achieving a turnout of 49.43% without significant incidents. Pastef emerged victorious by a significant margin.
49.43 percent. The participation rate yesterday at 6 p.m. in a section of the Senegalese suburbs was 49.55% for the department of Guédiawaye and 49.31% for Pikine, during the legislative elections held yesterday.
The outcome is evident for the opposition, which faced a decisive defeat at the hands of the ruling party Pastef. In Pikine, at the pilot center of school 27, which hosts 22 polling stations, PASTEF achieved a leading position with over 70% of the votes. The coalitions Takku Wallu Senegal and Jam Ak Jariñ followed, receiving 3,808 votes, 1,308 votes, and 346 votes respectively.
In the Guédiawaye department, the trend mirrors this, with PASTEF significantly ahead, followed by Diam Ak Ndiarigne. Ousmane Sonko’s party has achieved a remarkable performance, particularly in the Khali Madiakhaté Kalla and Ndiawar Diagne centers. The respective percentages are 80.56% for Pastef, 15.47% for Diam Ak Ndiarigne, and 3.96% for Takku Wallu Senegal.
The other lesson pertains to the participation rate, which is deemed appropriate for legislative elections. At first, there were concerns about an extremely low rate, as it averaged 20% by midday. In the afternoon, there was a widespread effort across the national territory to achieve a rate of approximately 50%.
It is important to highlight that there were no significant incidents. The sole instance documented occurred at the El Hadji Talla Diop elementary school, often referred to as school 3, situated in the commune of Pikine-Est. The police prohibited Lamine Gueye, the candidate of the Khal Yone coalition, from entering the school at approximately 4:30 p.m. Which his activists declined. This led to a prolonged period of confusion and insults that persisted for several minutes. Order was restored by the police following the arrival of reinforcements to oversee the area. At last, Lamine Gueye regained his composure and made his way back home.
The same police reportedly denied access to Abdoulaye Diop, the head of the Taku Wallu Senegal list. However, the latter preferred not to press the issue.
Throughout the remainder of the day, all proceeded smoothly until the polling stations closed in both Guédiawaye and Pikine. A tour of the various locations where incidents traditionally occurred showed no issues this time. The police were vigilant, deploying anti-riot vehicles to ensure the safety of those who might be tempted to violate the law.
