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| Macky Sall used to be a close ally of Abdoulaye Wade |
Senegal's
new President Macky Sall has won a huge majority in legislative elections,
official results show.
His Benno
Bokk Yakaar (United in Hope) coalition won 119 of the 150 seats.
The
Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) of former President Abdoulaye Wade gained
only 12 seats, while a breakaway PDS faction won four seats.
After 12
years in power, Mr Wade was defeated by Mr Sall in March's tense elections
which saw at least six people killed in anti-Wade protests.
Mr Sall had
called on voters to give him a large majority in order for him to be able to
"resolutely get to work".
Turnout was
just 37%.
Sixty-four
of the new legislators are women, after a law required parties to ensure gender
equality on their lists of candidates.
Senegal is
seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa and remains the region's only
country never to have had a military coup.
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