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March 1st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda On Wednesday, he lobbied defeated presidential candidates, opposition movements, and singer-turned-political activist, Youssou Ndour, in the capital Dakar to back him and “complete the process for a new democratic alternance.”
The second round, which will be held on either March 18 or 25, is expected to see Sall, 50, taking on 85-year-old Wade, having emerged as his leading challenger in last Sunday’s tight polls.
Wade, who had vowed to secure a ‘crushing first round victory’ in an election marred by violence over his candidacy, obtained about 34.85 percent of the votes, while Sall garnered 26.57 percent.
The incumbent needed over 50 percent to avoid a run-off.
Wade is facing a united front of former ministers, prime ministers, and political rivals, who are determined to deny him the 7-year-long third term.
The election came after a month of deadly protests against Wade’s presidential bid.
Tensions escalated on January 27 after the Constitutional Council, appointed by Wade and known as the five wise men, gave the president the green light to run in the election.
However, the legality of Wade’s bid has been seriously challenged by his opponents.
The president — whose first election in 2000 ended 40 years of rule by Socialist Party — revised the constitution in 2001 to impose a two-term-long limit on the presidency. He argues that he is exempt from the provisions of the new constitution because he was elected before the charter was drafted.
In the council’s ruling in favor of Wade’s candidacy, the judges stated that his first term under the new constitution should be the one that started after he was first reelected in 2007.
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