Several hundred demonstrators demanded on Saturday March 2 in Dakar the holding of the presidential election before April 2, the date of the end of the mandate of President Macky Sall. Senegal has been plunged into a serious political crisis since the postponement on February 3, by the head of state, of the election.
A national dialogue, organized at the start of the week by the president and boycotted by the opposition, notably recommended organizing the election on June 2. The Head of State indicated that he would refer these recommendations “for opinion” to the Constitutional Council.