Senegal president's camp loses absolute majority in parliament

Dakar: Malick Rokhy Ba and Adrien Marotte Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament but finished first by a narrow margin in parliamentary polls, provisional results showed Thursday (Friday in Manila).

It is the first time since the historically stable West African country's independence in 1960 that the ruling party's camp has lost that majority and will have to rely on other forces in parliament to pass legislation.