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The incumbent Macky Sall is not competing in the race, after wrapping a second term. Sall's popularity has slumped after he unsuccessfully tried to postpone the vote to December.
Senegalese voters are participating in a closely contested presidential election amid months of uncertainty and unrest. The electoral process has been marred by protests and the imprisonment of hundreds of opposition demonstrators.
Senegalese lined up to vote Sunday in a tightly contested presidential race that followed months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a region that has experienced a wave of coups in recent years
The electoral process has been marred by violence and hundreds of opposition protesters have been jailed, but Senegal has nevertheless stood apart in an African region shaken by coups.
Senegal began counting votes in Sunday’s presidential election as the two main rivals said they were confident of winning a poll that followed several years of unrest and a political crisis.