Challengers give Sall victory in Senegal DAKAR, Senegal, March 26 (UPI) -- Most opposition candidates in Senegal threw their support behind former Prime Minister Macky Sall to secure a runoff victory, the president acknowledged. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade was unable to secure a third term in office following a weekend runoff vote. He admitted defeat after most of the opposition candidates backed challenger and Sall, the BBC reports. The BBC described Sall as a political protege of Wade's, though both sides fell out of favor in part because of the public spending habits of Karim Wade, the president's son. Sall described the victory as a "new era" for the Senegalese people. Wade secured the right to seek a third term after a court ruled he was exempt from a term limit because the laws were adopted after his inaugural election in 2000. Sall said he'd impose a five-year term limit for the presidency if elected. He won 26.5 percent of the vote compared to 34.8 percent for Wade during the first round of voting in February.