 Former Prime Minister Moustapha Niasse ran as the candidate of a coalition of opposition parties, including his own Alliance of the Forces of Progress (AFP).Other candidates included Abdoulaye Bathily of the Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party (LD/MPT), Landing Savané, a Minister of State and the Secretary-General of And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ/PADS), Ziguinchor Mayor Robert Sagna, and former ambassador Modou Dia.Wade faced criticism over a variety of issues, including unemployment and the continuing Casamance conflict, as well as alleged corruption and the delays of the parliamentary election.