The African Union, the European Union and the United States welcome the postponement of the presidential election in Senegal. The election was initially scheduled for February 25, before the expiration of President Macky's mandate.
The European Union calls for “a peaceful electoral campaign and the holding of credible and transparent elections” The presidential election, perhaps the most open in the contemporary history of the West African country, will pit the 19 candidates against each other. The campaign will begin on Saturday and end on Friday March 22, largely during the Muslim month of fasting.