Opposition challenger Macky Sall supporters celebrates their candidate victory at the their campaign headquarter in Dakar March 25, 2012. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade admitted defeat in the presidential election Sunday evening as results gave an overwhelming lead to his rival Macky Sall, state media reported. The Senegalese Press Agency said Wade "phoned his rival Macky Sall at 2130 GMT (9:00 pm) to congratulate him after the first results showed him to be the winner of a presidential run-off" vote.
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Opposition challenger Macky Sall supporters celebrates their candidate victory at the their campaign headquarter in Dakar March 25, 2012. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade admitted defeat in the presidential election Sunday evening as results gave an overwhelming lead to his rival Macky Sall, state media reported. The Senegalese Press Agency said Wade "phoned his rival Macky Sall at 2130 GMT (9:00 pm) to congratulate him after the first results showed him to be the winner of a presidential run-off" vote.
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An election official displays a ballot in favour of presidential candidate and former prime minister Macky Sall during the counting of votes at a polling station in Dakar on March 25, 2012. Senegal began tallying votes today after a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting a united opposition against his controversial bid for a third term. Polling stations closed after a largely peaceful day of voting in the west African nation whose reputation as a stable democracy has been put on the line over Wade's re-election bid, which has led to deadly riots.
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A woman displays her inked finger after voting at a polling station in Fatick on March 25, 2012. Senegalese voted in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has the full weight of the opposition behind him.
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Senegalese incumbent President and candidate Abdoulaye Wade gestures as he leaves the polling station where he casted his ballot in Dakar on March 25, 2012. Senegalese voted in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has the full weight of the opposition behind him.
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Supporters of marabou Serigne Bethio Thioune (on medallion), who supports the incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, called "Thiantacounes", wait in front of a polling station where Wade has voted, on March 25, 2012, in Dakar. senegalese voted today in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term.
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Supporters of marabou Serigne Bethio Thioune, who supports the incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, called "Thiantacounes", cheer in front of a polling station where Wade has voted, on March 25, 2012, in Dakar. senegalese voted today in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term.
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Senegalese opposition presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Macky Sall prepares to cast his vote on March 25 at the polling station in Fatick. Senegalese voted in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has the full weight of the opposition behind him.
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Senegalese opposition presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Macky Sall speaks on his mobile phone as he leaves the polling station after casting his vote on March 25, 2012 in Fatick. Senegalese voted in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has the full weight of the opposition behind him.
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Senegalese voters wait in line to cast their votes in a run-off election at a polling station in a suburb of Dakar on March 25, 2012. Senegalese began voting in a run-off election in which the opposition has united to thwart 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade's efforts to stay in power for a third term. Long lines of people waited to vote before polls opened at 0800 GMT in the election in which some 5.3 million people have registered to vote.
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Senegalese voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the polling station in Fatick on March 25, 2012. Senegalese voted in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has the full weight of the opposition behind him.
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Senegalese incumbent President and candidate Abdoulaye Wade casts his ballot at a polling station in Dakar on March 25, 2012. Senegalese voted in a run-off election in which the 85-year-old incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is fighting off a mass opposition effort to foil his controversial bid to stay in power for a third term. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has the full weight of the opposition behind him.
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