Senegal's President and candidate for the presidential elections Macky Sall casts his vote at a polling station in Fatick, Senegal February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
DAKAR/FATICK, Senegal (Reuters) - Senegal President Macky Sall's team claimed he won re-election in the first-round of voting on Sunday, but the opposition said preliminary election results showed a run-off was unavoidable.
Sall, whom rights groups have criticised for squeezing out rivals, was favoured to win after boosting economic growth in his first term, but he had to win a majority of votes to avoid a second round of voting on March 24.
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