 Ngom and Prime Minister Macky Sall said that it was premature to say that turnout was low while voting was ongoing; Sall also argued that in any country, turnout in parliamentary elections is lower than in presidential elections.In the February 2007 presidential elections, turnout had been 70%; in the 2001 parliamentary elections it had been 67.4%.After voting, Wade expressed his hope for a large turnout but noted that voting was voluntary in Senegal.