Profile of the Candidates

February 24, 2007

The BBC has posted a nice little overview of the main candidates in Sunday’s presidential election in Senegal. Check it out.

The candidates they profile, their ages, and party affiliations are:

ABDOULAYE BATHILY, 60, Jubbanti Senegal (Help Senegal Recover), Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party
ABDOULAYE WADE, 81, Sopi Coalition 2007
ALIOUNE MBAYE, 40, Wrestling Promoter
IDRISSA SECK, 47, And Ligeey Sengaal (Building Senegal Together) Coalition
LANDING SAVANE, 62, And Defar Senegal (Build Senegal Together) Coalition
MAME ADAMA GUEYE, 55, Civil Forum/Transparency International
MOUSTAPHA NIASSE, 68, Alternative Coalition 2007, Alliance for the Forces of Progress
OUSMANE TANOR DIENG, 60, Socialist Party
ROBERT SAGNA, 67, Takku Deferaat Senegaal (Engagement and Reconstruction of Senegal) Coalition
TALA SYLLA, 41, Jef Jel Alliance