Senegal ruling coalition candidate Ba calls Faye to concede defeat


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  • Monday, 25 Mar 2024

Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba gestures after casting his vote during the presidential election at the polling station of Ecole HLM Grand Medine in Dakar, Senegal, March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba has called his rival, opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to concede defeat in Sunday's presidential election, government spokesman Abdou Karim Fofana told journalists on Monday.

(Reporting by Portia Crowe; Writing by Sofia Christensen)

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