The Election Victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye is Confirmed by Senegal’s Highest Court.

The Constitutional Council of Senegal has affirmed Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the opposition candidate, as the winner of the presidential election.

His inauguration as the nation’s fifth president is scheduled for April 2, made possible by the confirmation on Friday.

The provisional results, revealed on Wednesday and based on vote tallies from all polling places, were approved by the highest court.

In the postponed presidential election held last Sunday, Faye—an opponent of the status quo and a supporter of well-known opposition leader Ousmane Sonko—won more than 54% of the total votes.

Amadou Ba, the ruling coalition candidate and the choice of departing President Macky Sall, was his closest poll rival and received roughly 35% of the vote.

The Council stated that none of the other candidates had voiced any reservations. At 44, Faye becomes the youngest president of Africa.

The African Union hailed the “unanimous acceptance of the results”. African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said he “warmly congratulates” Faye on his victory and wished him “full success in his weighty and noble charge”.

French President Emmanuel Macron also offered Faye “warm congratulations” and said France wanted to “continue and intensify the partnership” between their countries, his office said.