Senegal: Paris Sets Up Voting Booths for Elections

Paris's Senegalese community flooded offices set up in the city's northern suburbs on Sunday, to vote for a new president in Senegal's contentious elections. President Abdoulaye Wade is up for a third term, amidst violent protest during the campaigns.

Fifty-one voting centres were established around Plaine-Saint-Denis and remained open from 7:30 a.m to 5 p.m. A total of 30,309 people have registered to vote and turnout was high at midday.

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