Ginny,
The final count is yet to be out but provisional results indicate that Wade
scooped more than 60 per cent of the vote. I hope we get the final tally by
the end of the day.
However, Senegalese in the diaspora have voted as follows:
France: Wade polled 3691 and Joof 1664 (Wade 68.93%, Joof 31.07%)
USA: Wade: 857, Joof: 270 (76.04% and 23.96% respectively)
Germany: Wade: 155, Joof 35 (81.58% and 18.42% respectively)
This gives Wade 81.58% of the total votes cast by voters resident in these
three countries, as opposed to 18.42% for Joof.
Regards.
Kabir.
Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>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
>
>----- Original Message -----
>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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