Senegal’s governing party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for reform agenda Boston 25 News [Video]

DAKAR, Senegal — (AP) — Senegal’s governing party is poised to win a parliamentary majority as main opposition leaders conceded defeat Monday in an election determining whether newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye can carry out ambitious reforms he promised during his campaign.

PASTEF is projected to win around 131 out of the 165 seats in the National Assembly, according to local media and citizen vote counting platforms, giving Faye’s party an absolute majority. The official results and number of seats won by each party will be announced later this week.

Former President Macky Sall, leader of the main opposition Takku Wallu coalition, congratulated PASTEF in a post on X. Two other major opposition leaders had already conceded defeat hours after the polls closed on Sunday.

PASTEF only held 56 seats in the National Assembly before Sunday’s legislative election, while Sall’s coalition had a slim majority of 83 seats.

Faye, who was elected in Marchon an anti-establishment …