it's a foregone conclusion
if the 13 other opposition candidates
unite as one,
to get him out of the race
nota bene:
and that would be no disgrace.
On Mar 1, 4:43 am, Toyin Falola <toyin.fal...@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
> AFRICA
>
> 29 February 2012 Last updated at 18:43 ET
> Senegal presidential poll results confirm run-off
> Senegal is to hold a second round of presidential
> elections after incumbent Abdoulaye Wade failed
> to win outright, election officials have
> confirmed.
> Mr Wade gained 34.8% of the vote in Sunday's first round.
> He faces a run-off next month against his former
> prime minister, Macky Sall, who came second with
> 26.5%.
> Mr Sall urged the opposition to rally behind him
> against Mr Wade, who has been in power since 2000
> and is seeking a controversial third term.
> "I'm sure the desire for change of the Senegalese
> people will give me the victory in the second
> round," Mr Sall said at a press conference after
> the results were announced.
> Mr Sall promised that if elected, he would
> shorten the presidential term to five years from
> the current seven, and enforce a two-term limit.
> He also promised to bring in measures to reduce the price of basic foodstuffs.
> Analysts say Mr Wade is likely to struggle in the second round.
> His bid for a third consecutive term has sparked
> weeks of violent protests in recent months,
> leading to about six deaths, although polling on
> Sunday was largely peaceful.
> The second round is expected on 18 March.
> On Tuesday, Mr Wade's admitted he had failed to
> win more than 50% in the first round.
> He also said that he would be opening talks with
> opposition candidates ahead of the run-off.
> The president was booed as he cast his vote on
> Sunday in the capital, Dakar - and he lost in his
> own constituency.
> Senegal's constitutional court ruled in January
> that Mr Wade could stand again on the grounds
> that his first term had not counted since it
> began before the two-term limit was introduced in
> 2001.
> Senegal, a former French colony, is seen as a
> stable democracy with an unbroken series of
> elections since independence in 1960.
> It remains the only West African country where the army has never seized power.
>
> More Africa stories
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> South Africa's governing ANC expels its
> controversial youth leader Julius Malema after he
> was found guilty of fomenting divisions in the
> party.
> '7/7 widow' link to Kenya terror probe
> Row erupts over towing Costa ship
>
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