Bassirou Diomaye Faye: 44-Year-Old’s Journey from Jail to Senegal's President | Firstpost Unpacked

basiru diomi fi is a name that many of us may not have heard of until now, but now it is all set to go down in the history books. The 44-

year

-old opposition candidate in Sagol will become Africa's youngest elected

president

. continent, is set to be sworn in as Sagales' next

president

, but the man who now has thousands of followers supporting him was behind bars until two weeks before the March 24 election he was arrested on charges of spreading misinformation and defamation. So what changed and how? A political prisoner became an elected president? Well, here is his answer.

It is a close help. Leader Usman Sonko Sonko's candidacy to run in the presidential election ended with a conviction in a defamation case and his political party, the Patriots of Sagal or Pasta, was dissolved for organizing anti-government protests, Sonko later stepped aside and supported to Cinco, which in turn helped him win according to the provisional results. fi has obtained more than 53% of the votes in 90% of the electoral colleges that he has promised to govern the country. With humility and transparency, the Sagales people have chosen to break with the past to give substance to the immense hopes raised by our vision of society.

I hope that our vision of society has given substance to their aspirations. I am committed to governing with humility and fight corruption at all levels. I pledge to fully dedicate myself to rebuilding our institutions and strengthening the foundations of our way of life together during your campaign. He promised to eliminate corruption and restore economic stability in Sagal. He has also assured citizens that the new sagals. The government will review the country's ties with its former colonial ruler, France. I would like to tell the international community and our bilateral and multilateral partners that Sagal will always stand firm and remain a friendly country and a reliable ally to any partner that interacts with us in a virtuous, respectful and mutually productive cooperation fi was congratulated for his biggest rival ruling coalition candidate amadu ba bar admitted defeat after initially downplaying F's lead in the polls the 62-

year

-old former prime ministerial candidate who was supported by outgoing president macki Sal received little more than 36% of the votes Congratulations once again to President Diay Fe I wish him every success at the head of our country May God accompany him in the fulfillment of his mission for the greatness of our nation and the well-being of The victory of our population F continues Following months of unrest and chaos in Sagal as Sagal Citizens, including Sonko's support, LRA have been organizing mass protests against the president.

This election took place in a context marked by a pre-election crisis that cost lives, left many injured and saw many patriots imprisoned. We intend to turn this page to reconcile the Hearts to reconcile the Sagals and get to work tirelessly for Mark and make Realize the hopes raised by my election and the project I am carrying out. Protesters accuse Sal's government of corruption and failing to address chronic poverty. What further fueled the protests was Sal's attempt to delay the presidential elections that They were originally scheduled for February 25. Sal wanted to postpone the elections for 10 months, a measure that citizens vehemently opposed and was blocked by the Supreme Court of the country that we gave him our votes to be elected, he has forgotten everything he does what he wants with this country. oppress with force there is only injustice now Sal has promised to hand over the reigns of the country to his successor peacefully aligning himself with the long-standing The story of the peaceful transition of power that Sagol has followed since its independence in 1960.

Fi's victory is considered a mark of Sagol's democratic resilience. The country is part of the West African region, a region that has seen up to eight military coups since 2020. But Senegal has always been and remains an outlier now, even though Fi has managed to emerge victorious, it has a lot to do. fi will have to fight Sagal's unemployment rate, which has soared to more than 20%, many also hope it will bring stability and an economic boost to the country after years of financial hardship and turmoil.