Senegal has new president. Bassirou Diamaye Diahere Faye to replace Macky Sall after peaceful presidential elections – Former PM Ba concedes defeat

Ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba congratulates Bassirou Diomaye Faye for first-round victory. Senegal’s former Prime Minister Amadou Ba has congratulated rival opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential election. Provisional results after Sunday’s vote, showed Faye, with about 53.7% and Ba with 36.2% based on tallies from 90% of polling stations in the first-round vote, the electoral commission said. On Monday, ruling coalition candidate Ba, called Faye to offer his congratulations, a government spokesman told journalists. Bassirou Diomaye Faye casting his vote “In light of presidential election result trends and while we await the official proclamation, I congratulate…