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Postponement of the presidential election in Senegal: what is Macky Sall playing at?

2024-02-06T18:14:53.132Z

Highlights: Senegalese President Macky Sall has postponed the presidential election indefinitely. Parliament voted in a chaotic atmosphere on a bill aimed at postponing the vote until December 15, 2024. This is a first in Senegal, considered an island of democratic stability in a region prey to military coups. In power since 2012, Sall announced in July 2023 that he would not run for a third term, as provided for in the Constitution. He was supposed to leave power on April 2.


The Senegalese president justified his postponement of the vote by a crisis, according to him, between the National Assembly and the Constituent Council.


The situation is unprecedented.

After the decision of Senegalese President Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election indefinitely, scheduled for February 25, Parliament voted in a chaotic atmosphere on a bill aimed at postponing the vote until December 15, 2024. This is a first in Senegal, considered an island of democratic stability in a region prey to military coups.

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In addition to the postponement of the presidential election, the deputies also approved the retention of the head of state in his post until the installation of his successor.

In power since 2012, Macky Sall announced in July 2023 that he would not run for a third term, as provided for in the Constitution.

He was supposed to leave power on April 2.

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Source: leparis

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