Last straight line in the campaign for the legislative elections of July 31 in Senegal. Eight lists are in competition. The main coalitions of the majority -Benno Bokk Yaakaar- and the opposition -Yewwi Askan Wi / Wallu Senegal – are on the front of the stage. But we will also have to take into account the outsiders.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
The National Assembly, Pape Diop knows it well, since he chaired the institution between 2002 and 2007. Formerly close to President Abdoulaye Wade, former mayor of Dakar, he is head of the national list of his coalition, Bokk Gis Gis Ligguey . Unlucky candidate for mayor of the capital last January, he is once again going it alone.
Another course for Pape Djibril Fall. The journalist and columnist, at the head of the “Servants / MPR” coalition, is launching an election for the first time. “ He wants to get out of the bipolarization of political life », « he knows the concerns of young people says one supporter.
For his part, Bunt Bi, although a member of the presidential coalition, is once again presenting himself under his own banner. Its president, El Hadj Ibrahima Mbow leads the national list. Among its priorities: the industrialization and modernization of the administration.
Finally, the Naataangue Askan Wi coalition. Its national list is led by religious leader Sheikh Alassane Sène, but the formation is weakened by internal divisions.