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Senegal's leader calls for 'restraint' ahead of November legislative polls

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye delivers a speech during a visit to Paris, on 20 June 2024. AFP - DYLAN MARTINEZ

As campaigning for legislative elections got underway in Senegal this weekend, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sought to assure voters that the 17 November poll would be free and transparent. He also called on all political players to show "restraint".

Speaking to journalists at the Palace of the Republic ahead of the launch of electoral campaigns, Faye said: "I invite all Senegalese people, and in particular political players from all sides, to avoid any excesses in their speeches and actions".

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