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President Faye set to win in parliament as honeymoon endures

New alliances are unlikely to stop the popular president and his Pastef party from success in the snap legislative election

If President Bassirou Diomaye Faye hoped a relaxation of nomination rules for the 17 November parliamentary elections would see opposition to his ruling Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l’éthique et la fraternité (Pastef) party fragmented between an array of mostly lightweight challengers, he has been disappointed.

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