Senegal President Macky Sall wins re-election

Senegalese President Macky Sall has won re-election with 58.27% of votes cast in last Sunday’s poll, according to Judge Demba Kandji, president of Senegal’s National Census of Votes Commission.
The solid majority hands Sall a second term without the need for a second round of voting.
According to the results, leading opposition candidate Idrissa Seck took 20.50% of the vote while Ousmane Sonko had 15.67%.