Senegal holds parliamentary polls as presidential rivals face off - November 14, 2024

Daybreak Africa - VOA Africa

Senegal will hold parliamentary elections this weekend, where former presidential rivals Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and former President Macky Sall will face off once more - this time to secure a majority in Parliament. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved Senegal's parliament in September and announced legislative elections for 17 November, saying the opposition-controlled parliament hindered his ability to execute his government’s agenda. Rene Lake, a political analyst and Director of SENEPLUS.COM, a US based media group, tells VOA’s Douglas Mpuga, despite the recent violence, he expects a peaceful election