▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁S agna ▁left ▁the ▁PS ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁Tak u ▁Dé f ara at ▁S én ég al ▁coal ition ▁in ▁a ▁failed ▁president ial ▁bid . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ' s ▁legisl ative ▁elections , ▁a ▁big ▁push ▁by ▁President ▁Abd oul aye ▁W ade ' s ▁r uling ▁P DS ▁party , ▁spe ar head ing ▁the ▁S op i ▁coal ition ▁( jo ined ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁And - J ë f / P ads ), ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Z igu in chor ▁politician ▁Abd oul aye ▁Bald é , ▁a ▁former ▁General ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁President . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁elections , ▁the ▁a ▁Z igu in chor ▁National ▁Assembly ▁seat ▁was ▁gained ▁by ▁the ▁P DS , ▁and ▁held ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁prompt ing ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁S agna ▁and ▁his ▁party ' s ▁days ▁of ▁domin ating ▁local ▁politics ▁were ▁number ed . ▁ ▁S agna , ▁though , ▁won ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁seat ▁on ▁proportional ▁representation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁both ▁offices ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁S op i ▁Co al ition ▁won ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁local ▁election ▁in ▁Z igu in chor , ▁and ▁Bald é ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor . ▁ ▁Africa ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations ▁Z igu in chor ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ven ues