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Senegal's Parliament Postpones Presidential Election to December 15: Reports
Senegal's Parliament Postpones Presidential Election to December 15: Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Saturday, Senegal's incumbent President Macky Sall, who is not seeking re-election, postponed the February 25 vote indefinitely, just... 06.02.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Senegal's parliament passed a law postponing the presidential election scheduled for February 25 to December 15, the media reported.The bill was passed with105 votes in favor and 1 against, the RFI radio reported late on Monday. According to the media, opposition members of parliament did not take part in the vote.On Monday, one of the election candidates, Mamadou Diao, told Sputnik that eight candidates in the election had appealed to the Constitutional Council to annul the decree delaying the elections.On the same day, the opposition staged a protest outside the parliament building against the postponement of the presidential election, with the Senegalese security forces firing tear gas to disperse the demonstration. The government suspended mobile internet access on Sunday evening, citing "hate messages posted on social media."The president's postponement of the election came amid a legislative investigation into two Constitutional Council judges whose integrity in the election process was questioned.Earlier, Senegal's Constitutional Council approved 20 candidates for the presidential election, some of whom were hotly contested, in part because one of the candidates holds dual citizenship.In the address to the nation, President Sall announced that he will not be running for president in July 2023 and instead nominates the country's prime minister, Amadou Ba, as the ruling party's candidate for the election.
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Senegal's Parliament Postpones Presidential Election to December 15: Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Saturday, Senegal's incumbent President Macky Sall, who is not seeking re-election, postponed the February 25 vote indefinitely, just hours before the official campaign was due to begin. Later on Monday, lawmakers met to consider a six-month extension of President Sall's mandate.
Senegal's parliament passed a law postponing the presidential election scheduled for February 25 to December 15, the media reported.
The bill
was passed with105 votes in favor and 1 against, the RFI radio reported late on Monday. According to the media, opposition members of parliament did not take part in the vote.
On Monday, one of the election candidates, Mamadou Diao, told Sputnik that eight candidates in the election had appealed to the Constitutional Council to annul the decree delaying the elections.
On the same day, the opposition staged a protest outside the parliament building against the postponement of the
presidential election, with the Senegalese security forces firing tear gas to disperse the demonstration.
The government suspended mobile internet access on Sunday evening, citing "hate messages posted on social media."
The president's
postponement of the election came amid a legislative investigation into two Constitutional Council judges whose integrity in the election process was questioned.
Earlier, Senegal's Constitutional Council approved 20 candidates for the presidential election, some of whom were hotly contested, in part because one of the candidates holds dual citizenship.
In the address to the nation, President Sall announced that he will not be running for president in July 2023 and instead nominates the country's prime minister, Amadou Ba, as the ruling party's candidate for the election.
