Two leading presidential candidates in Senegal say they do not accept unofficial results that show incumbent Abdoulaye Wade has won Sunday’s polls.Partial results indicate that Mr Wade, 81, has more than 55% of the vote making a run-off unnecessary, Senegal’s official news agency reports.
But Ousmane Tanor Dieng and Abdoulaye Bathily say there were irregularities.
Analysts say […]

27 Feb 2007 18:53:16 GMTSource: ReutersDAKAR, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has won re-election with an unassailable lead according to results from almost all the West African country’s constituencies, government sources said on Tuesday. "With this score, a first round win is secured," said one of the sources, who asked not to […]

By HEIDI VOGTThe Associated PressTuesday, February 27, 2007; 6:21 PMDAKAR, Senegal — The president of this West African country appeared to have a strong lead in the election Tuesday, garnering more than half the votes counted.
President Abdoulaye Wade was leading 14 other contenders with 900,900 votes, or 55 percent of valid ballots counted. It was […]

2007/2/27By Heidi Vogt DAKAR, Senegal, AP
President Abdoulaye Wade led 14 contenders Monday as elections officials began tallying results from a vote many hoped would cement Senegal’s image as an example of democracy in Africa, despite its poverty.
Sunday’s vote appeared to have proceeded calmly through most of the West African country, though military officials said rebels […]

afrol News, 26 February - The Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, is waiting to be declared the overall winner of the country’s presidential polls, held yesterday. Mr Wade, who has been challenged by 14 other candidates, is expected to have polled close to 60 percent of the votes in one of Africa’s democratic leaders, that is […]

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Democracy in Dakar, Episode 2
"Freedom of Speech"
 
In the second installment of this documentary series, several of the main candidates for President in Senegal are introduced against a backdrop of the campaigning on the street […]

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The president of Senegal was in the lead yesterday as he sought another five years at the post in a race against 14 contenders, according to partial results reported by the state news agency. President Abdoulaye Wade has presided over an era of peace rare in a tumultuous part of the continent, […]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 09:57 GMT
Senegal’s presidential election was free and fair, observers from regional body the Economic Community Of West African States (Ecowas) have said.
Supporters of the incumbent, Abdoulaye Wade, have been celebrating, claiming he has won Sunday’s poll.
But none of his 14 opponents have conceded and predict a run-off.
A BBC correspondent […]

2007/2/27By Heidi Vogt DAKAR, Senegal, APPresident Abdoulaye Wade led 14 contenders Monday as elections officials began tallying results from a vote many hoped would cement Senegal’s image as an example of democracy in Africa, despite its poverty.
Sunday’s vote appeared to have proceeded calmly through most of the West African country, though military officials said rebels […]

Octogenarian appears to overshadow younger contestants
Njei Moses Timah (njemotim)Published 2007-02-27 09:13 (KST)
Even before official pronouncements, members of the Sopi 2007 coalition behind 80-year-old Abdoulaye Wade are already claiming victory in Sunday’s presidential elections in Senegal. The "Pope of Sopi" ("sopi" means change in the Senegalese Wolof language), as some call the elderly Senegalese president, was […]