Thanks a lot for the stats. This is very interesting. It would seem that
Wade won a cosniderable majority even in Senegal itself. But he secured
even more of a majority of the votes overseas.
Very interesting...
Ginny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amadu Kabir Njie" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 4:50 AM
Subject: Re: WADE WINS-DIOUF CONGRATULATES WINNER
> 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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