{"id":316116,"date":"2024-03-25T17:58:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=316116"},"modified":"2024-03-25T17:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:58:14","slug":"senegal-decides-opposition-candidate-diomaye-faye-set-to-become-president-as-amadou-ba-concedes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/senegal-decides-opposition-candidate-diomaye-faye-set-to-become-president-as-amadou-ba-concedes\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal Decides: Opposition candidate Diomaye Faye set to become president as Amadou Ba concedes"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Faye had set up an unassailable lead<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Although the nation\u2019s electoral body has yet to make a formal declaration of the winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The former Prime Minister of Senegal and candidate of the ruling party, Amadou Ba, has conceded defeat in the presidential election held 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