DAKAR - Polling stations officially opened at 8 am, local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative election.

A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad.

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Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term.

Voting will continue until 6 pm, local time.