A forum convened by the Senegalese head of state resulted on Tuesday in a
“broad consensus”
on the fact that the presidential election could not take place before the end of Macky Sall's mandate on April 2 and that he must remain in office until the installation of his successor, many participants told AFP.
At least two participants, Amar Thioune and Mamadou Lamine Mané, reported a
“broad consensus”
around the fact that the presidential election could not take place before June 2.
These conclusions go diametrically against the demands of the opposition and part of civil society, who form a broad front to demand that the presidential election which was to take place last Sunday be held before April 2.
These actors boycotted the
“national dialogue”
organized Monday and Tuesday by the president in the new town of Diamniadio to try to find an agreement on the date of the election and exit the country renowned as one of the most stable in Africa of the West from one of the most serious crises it has gone through in decades.
The work of a commission on the date led to the observation almost shared by all that the vote could not take place before April 2, said four participants.
Six participants in another commission, on the post-April 2 organization, also reported, under cover of anonymity, a
“broad consensus”
, this time on the fact that Mr. Sall, elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2019 but not a candidate in 2024, was to remain in office until the inauguration of his successor.