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President Diouf concedes defeat

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    Incumbent President Abdou Diouf (64) conceded on Monday that he had lost Senegal’s presidential elections, a member of the National Elections Observatory told IRIN.

    The Parti Socialiste (PS) candidate, who has ruled Senegal since 1981, was defeated in a run-off on Sunday by long-time rival Abdoulaye Wade, 74, backed by an opposition alliance called the Coalition 2000 for Change.

    Wade’s victory marks the first time in Senegal’s post-independence history that a party other than the PS has won a presidential poll.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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