 Sagna stood as the candidate of the coalition Takku Defaraat Sénégal in the February 2007 presidential election.He took fifth place with 2.58% of the vote, and lost to incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade, who won a majority in the first round, in his own home base of Ziguinchor.After the election, Sagna said that Wade had been freely elected and that he would not challenge the results.