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Senegal ruling party wins parliamentary majority, paving way for reforms

The new government must address the expectations of the hard-up Senegalese population. © SEYLLOU / AFP

Dakar (AFP) – Senegal's ruling party won over three-quarters of parliamentary seats in weekend elections, according to national provisional results announced Thursday, potentially handing them the means to deliver their ambitious reform agenda.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party secured 130 seats in the west African country's 165-seat national assembly, according to an AFP tally of figures given by the national vote-counting commission, confirmed by a Pastef official.

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