Calls for calm as polls close in Senegal The international community called for calm as counting got underway in Senegal's controversial presidential election. The ballot follows weeks of violent street protests as the incumbent, Abdoulaye Wade seeks a third term despite the country's constitution limiting a president to two terms in office. With a fractured opposition Wade is expected to win the first round easily. However as the 85-year-old cast his vote scores of people booed and shouted for him to go away. In all there are 14 candidates but several potential challengers were banned from standing. One local electoral observer said he had noticed some evidence of fraud but not on a big enough scale to influence the voting process. Senegal is a former French colony and remains the only West African country where the army has never seized power. But with the reputation of its democracy hanging in the balance, the UN is watching things closely. Euronews reporter Francois Chignac said "The closure of the polling stations could spark more trouble mainly due to the suspicion of possible fraud. But based on the observations of international monitors there is nothing likely to lead to the election being declared null and void. Official results are not expected to be known until Tuesday morning.