The second-round vote in Senegal's elections has been set for March 25 after the official declaration of results showed that no candidate received more than 50 percent of votes cast in the second round.
The incumbent, President Abdoulaye Wade, won 34,81 percent of the vote, and his appeal against the result rejected by the constitutional court, while Macky Sall came second with 26,58 percent of the votes.
According to the ministerial spokesperson in charge of electoral matters, Macoumba Coumé, second-round campaigning had been reduced to 15 days. While civilians will vote on March 25, military and para-military officials will vote on March 17 and 18.
Distribution of electoral cards will commence on March 8, and the ministry will prepare to receive international observers, who will be required to apply for new accreditation. Macoumba Coumé also said that new badges will be distributed to observers in the second round.
The full results of the first round:
Percentage poll: 51,58%
Abdoulaye Wade: 942.327 votes (34,81%)
Macky Sall: 719.367 (26,58%)
Moustapha Niasse: 357.330 (13,20%)
Ousmane Tanor Dieng: 305.924 (11,30%)
Idrissa Seck: 212.853 (7,86%)
Cheikh Abiboulah Dièye: 52.196 (1,93%)
Ibrahima Fall: 48.972 (1,81%)
Cheikh Tidiane Gadio: 26.655 (0,98%)
Mor Dieng: 11.402 (0,42%)
Djibril Ngom: 10.207 (0,38%)
Oumar Hassimou Dia: 6.469 (0,24%)
Amsatou Sow Sidibé: 5.167(0,19%)
Doudou Ndoye: 4.566 (0,17%)
Diouma Diakhaté: 3.354 (0,12%).
Adapted and translated from original reports in French by Michael Tantoh:
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