Former president Macky Sall, who headed an opposition coalition, on Monday congratulated Pastef on its win. Former prime minister Amadou Ba, who ran against Faye in the presidential election, also conceded defeat, as did other opposition leaders.

Senegal’s president received a clear mandate from voters for a second time this year. But with that mandate comes high expectations.

The Senegalese government has claimed victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections with most of the votes already counted. It said the ruling party, Pastef, had won with a "large majority". A victory for Pastef would give President Bassirou Diomaye Faye a strong mandate to implement the radical agenda of economic and social reform on which he was elected in March.

Senegal president's party PASTEF is poised to win a majority of seats in the National Assembly as main opposition parties conceded defeat Monday in the country's parliamentary elections.

Senegal's ruling party was on track to a large victory in weekend legislative polls, according to media projections Monday, paving the way for it to deliver an ambitious reform agenda eight months after sweeping to power in the West African country.