Senegal president's camp loses absolute majority in parliament

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 06, 2022 12:00 am

Dakar: Malick Rokhy Ba and Adrien Marotte Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament but finished first by a narrow margin in parliamentary polls, provisional results showed Thursday (Friday in Manila).

It is the first time since the historically stable West African country's independence in 1960 that the ruling party's camp has lost that majority and will have to rely on other forces in parliament to pass legislation.

A journalist stands next to the boxes collected from the polling stations of the legislative elections, at the Palais de Justice in Dakar on August 4, 2022. Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament but finished first by a narrow margin in parliamentary polls in the country's legislative elections held on July 31, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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