Senegal’s governing party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for reform agenda

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s governing party is poised to win a majority of seats in the National Assembly. The country’s main opposition parties conceded defeat Monday in the country’s parliamentary election. The result now paves the way for newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to be able to pass ambitious reforms. PASTEF had lacked a majority that prevented Faye from executing the reforms he pledged during his campaign. They included fighting corruption, reviewing fishing permits for foreign companies and securing a bigger share from the country’s natural resources for the population. Faye was elected in March on an anti-establishment platform.