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Senegal's Wade headed to run-off election

By AFP
Senegal Wade, aged 85, is seeking a third term in office.  By Issouf Sanogo AFP
FEB 28, 2012 LISTEN
Wade, aged 85, is seeking a third term in office. By Issouf Sanogo (AFP)

DAKAR (AFP) - Senegal's incumbent Abdoulaye Wade has conceded he will face a run-off presidential election after failing to win a majority in a first round of voting, his spokesman said Tuesday.

"The numbers are clear, we are headed to a second round," said spokesman El Hadj Amadou Sall, a leader of the 85-year-old Wade's campaign for a third term in office.

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