ADDIS ABABA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning Senegal's presidential election.
In a statement issued Thursday, Faki said he warmly congratulates Faye on the occasion of the official proclamation of his election in the first round as the next president of Senegal.
"The AU Commission chairperson wishes Faye every success in his heavy and noble task of deepening a peaceful, stable and tolerant democracy in the service of inclusive and shared prosperity," the statement said.
The statement said the AU welcomes the unanimous acceptance of the results of the presidential elections by the entire Senegalese political class.
Faki commended the "dignified and responsible" behavior of all Senegalese political and social actors which he said attests to the deep roots of democratic traditions in the West African country.
Faye, the candidate of the opposition coalition "Diomaye President," won 54.28 percent of the votes, according to results released Wednesday by the country's National Vote Counting Commission. ■
