Hopes of return to stability as Senegalese vote in long-delayed election
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00:00 More than 12,000 people were registered to vote here at Saint-Michel, one of Dakar's
00:06 biggest polling stations.
00:09 Anna spent hours in line to have her say in choosing the next president.
00:15 We hope that the next elected president will be the best one for us, that he will show
00:19 compassion for the Senegalese people and will push the country forward.
00:23 We are tired.
00:25 More than a thousand local and international election observers had been deployed, among
00:30 them Tresor, who heads an Ivorian NGO.
00:36 Have you noticed any anomalies since the polls opened?
00:40 No.
00:44 The Senegalese have turned out to vote in large numbers.
00:48 We have noticed that not all of the candidates have sent representatives to the polling stations.
00:54 But with 19 candidates running, that is understandable.
00:59 The vote went smoothly in Dakar's city centre, but in the suburb of Kermesa, many voters
01:04 like Amadou were unable to cast their ballot.
01:08 His ID card wasn't up to date.
01:13 It's difficult and frustrating too.
01:17 I was born to Senegalese parents and yet, on the day of the vote, I can't do anything.
01:25 Vote counting is already underway at polling stations across the country.
01:30 But official final results for the first round of the Senegalese presidential election aren't
01:36 expected until Friday at midnight.