President Bassirou Diomaye Faye secured victory in March pledging economic transformation, social justice and a fight against corruption –- raising hopes among a largely youthful population facing high inflation and widespread unemployment.
DAKAR, Senegal - Senegal on Sunday voted in parliamentary elections, with the new leaders aiming for a resounding majority to see through the promise of ambitious reform that swept them to power eight months ago.
The pair promised a leftist pan-African agenda -- vowing to diversify political and economic partnerships, review hydrocarbon and fishing contracts and re-establish Senegal's sovereignty, which they claimed had been sold abroad. "I think that whoever you gave your confidence to in the presidential election, you need to renew your confidence in him so that he can achieve what he started," said 56-year-old voter Toure Aby.
"Democracy is expressed in peace and stability, and I believe that in a democracy there is no room for violence," he said. Former president Macky Sall is leading an opposition grouping from abroad, breaking with the political restraint normally adopted by ex-leaders in Senegal.
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