"I pay homage to the Senegalese people for the large victory that it has given to PASTEF," government spokesman Amadou Moustapha Ndieck Sarre told TFM television.
"I would like to congratulate Pastef, the winner of the election," said Dias, who is head of one of the opposition coalitions, SAMM Sa Kaddu.
Former president Macky Sall, who leads an opposition grouping from abroad called Takku Wallu Senegal, claimed the vote was marred by "massive fraud organized by Pastef." Sall did not provide further details on the alleged fraud.
Given Faye's runaway win in late March, winning 54% of the first-round vote and claiming the presidency without the need for a runoff vote, PATSEF had a strong chance of making gains in the parliamentary election.
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