A man casts his ballot during the parliamentary election, in Pikine, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
African Union: Senegal President Macky Sall's ruling coalition said on Monday it has won 30 of the country's 46 administrative departments.
Former prime minister Aminata Toure, who led the ruling coalition's list in the legislative election announced the partial results on national television from the party's headquarters early on Monday after Sunday's vote.
Senegalese voters went to the polling stations on Sunday to cast their votes to choose the members of the National Assembly (Parliament), in which eight political alliances are competing.
Under Senegal's hybrid electoral system 97 candidates who win a majority of votes in administrative departments are elected, while 53 from national lists are elected using proportional representation, and 15 are elected by Senegalese living outside the country.
