After months of political tension and uncertainty, Senegalese cast their votes for presidential candidates on Sunday, with vote counting underway.

The election comes after outgoing President Macky Sall earlier tried to delay the vote, raising concerns that he might try to stay in power.

By Sunday evening, most polling stations around Senegal were reportedly closed and the highly anticipated election appeared to be going well.

Thousands of Senegalese people showed up across the country to patiently wait to vote. National Electoral Commission Chairman Abdoulaye Sura said the turnout was high.

Observers from a number of organizations were present, including the European Union, which had 100 observers stationed across the country.

“This morning our observers were present at 40 polling stations,” said Malin Bjork, the head of the EU team who arrived in January. “Our current summary is that the vote took place in a calm environment and was well organized.”

It’s unclear how long it will take for official results to be announced, but political analyst Babacar Ndiaye explains the next steps.

“We can envision a situation where a candidate wins in the first round. The person needs 51%, but if not, there will be a second round, which could happen in two to three weeks,” Ndiaye said.

Djibril Gningue, executive director of PACTE, a civil society organization dedicated to electoral transparency, said the second round of voting could bring new problems to the country.

“President Sall recently said that if the candidate wins, he will ensure a transition. If not, he will leave on April 2,” Geninger said.

Genninger said that if there were a second round, the outcome would not be known by the time Saar pledged to resign.