Drama in Senegal.
A few hours before the start of the electoral campaign, President Macky Sall announced on Saturday the indefinite postponement of the presidential election, which was to be held on February 25.
His decision comes after the introduction of a bill by the opposition Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) to delay the vote due to a parliamentary investigation targeting the Constitutional Council.
The President's last major address to the nation seven months ago, to indicate that he would not run for a third term, led to appeasement.
This new announcement triggers a serious political crisis.
Since 1963, this is the first time that a presidential election has been postponed in Senegal.
But how did we get there?
It all starts with a publication on X by journalist Ayoba Faye on January 13, which shows that Karim Wade, declared presidential candidate for the PDS, still holds French nationality – of…
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