The presidential movement Benno Bokk Yaakar took the floor on Monday evening to repeat that it has “no doubt” that its coalition will have a majority in the National Assembly. Results disputed by the opposition coalitions Yewwi Askan Wi and Wallu Senegal, which gave their version a little earlier in the afternoon and also claim victory.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Thea Olivier
On several occasions, Aminata Touré, head of the list of the presidential coalition Benno Bokk Yaakar, reaffirmed that her camp had obtained the majority following the legislative elections.
The day before, the former Prime Minister had already announced that the victory was ” without appeal “with 30 departments won out of 46.” We reject any possibility of cohabitation, as declared by a certain opposition. And we reassure our activists, we remain in the majority at the end of this election despite, it must be recognized, an advance by the opposition. »
However, a little earlier in the afternoon, Déthié Fall, representative of the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi, spoke of ” handling “. Assuring that a cohabitation was certain, he gave his estimates concerning the number of parliamentary seats obtained. ” The Yewwi-Wallu intercoalition will have 83 [sièges] in a National Assembly with 165 deputies. And therefore, will have a majority at the level of the National Assembly. So the next president of the National Assembly, the second personality of the country, will come from the Yewwi-Wallu intercoalition. »
Lamine Thiam, of the Wallu Senegal coalition led by former President Abdoulaye Wade, repeated that no electoral coup from the presidential camp will pass, then invited the Senegalese to ” stand “.
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