Regarding the elections in Senegal, just out of curiosity, what was the
breakdown of the vote. Rahter, what percentage voted for Wade versus the
other candidates.
I am just curious.
Ginny
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From: "Amadu Kabir Njie" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: WADE WINS-DIOUF CONGRATULATES WINNER
> Tombong,
>
> When genuine political analysts predict a scenario, they leave room
(margin)
> for error; and they distance their ego from it. After all, you cannot
> appraise human beings as you would physical data!
> People have opinions and those opinions vary, depending on time, place and
> experience.
>
> When you predicted victory for Joof due to voter apathy, you failed to
take
> into consideration the fact that many who did not vote in the first round
> because they believed that "you cannot change African governments through
> the ballot" would suddenly see after the first round results that "it is
> indeed possible" and would therefore exercise their civic duty during the
> second round of voting.
>
> Remember the economic conditions of many of those voters have deteriorated
> markedly during recent years and they suddenly glimpsed a ray of light at
> the end of the tunnel. Remember too that many of those who voted for Gibou
> Kah in the first round rioted when he announced that he was going to throw
> his lot behind Joof. So you erred terribly when you assumed that all those
> who voted for Kah in the first round would do so also in the second round.
> They voted for him in the first round because they wanted change and he
> betrayed them, and since change was still possible if they voted for Wade,
> they went right ahead and did just that.
>
> To conclude, let me say that the only government that I know of that can
say
> for certain that it will win elections even before a single vote is cast,
is
> that which you represent! Your Yankuba Touray is on record as having said
> that "If you vote for us (APRC) we will win, if you don't vote for us, we
> will win". Please whisper in his ear that "power belongs to the people",
as
> has been amply demonstrated by the people of Senegal.
>
> Regards.
>
> Kabir.
>
>
>
>
> TOMBONG SAIDY <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Congratulation to Wade and the opposition. I predicted wrong and i own
up
> to
> > my words. Kabir and co. congratulation. The Senegalese people have
spoken.
> >
> > PEACE
> >
> > TOMBONG
> >
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