Published 5 months ago

Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves date open for delayed presidential election

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Senegalese President Macky Sall will speak to the media on Thursday at 7pm GMT. He'll be live on national broadcaster RTS, on iTV and on Seneweb for an hour. The country has been plunged into uncertainty since 3 February, and Sall's unilateral decision to postpone the polls originally set for 25 February.

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Senegal: Macky Sall to Address Senegal, As Calls to Set Election Date Intensify

[RFI] Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The opposition says it will carry out a series of actions to ensure the poll is held before Sall's mandate ends on 2 April.

5 months ago·South Africa

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Le Monde

Senegal: Macky Sall leaves the presidential date on hold

The Senegalese president, who assured that his term at the head of the country would end as scheduled on 2 April, also said he was “ready” to release the opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, imprisoned since the end of July 2023.

5 months ago·Paris, France

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France24

Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves date open for delayed presidential election

Senegal's President Macky Sall said Thursday his mandate would end as planned on April 2, but left open the new date for a presidential election which he postponed earlier this month.

5 months ago·France

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Radio France Internationale

Macky Sall to address Senegal, as calls to set election date intensify

Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The opposition says it will carry out a series of actions to ensure the poll is held before Sall's mandate ends on 2 April.

5 months ago·Paris, France

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Le Temps

Senegalese President Macky Sall leaves doubt about the date of the presidential election but assures that he will leave his post at the end of his term of office.

Le chef de l’Etat quittera le pouvoir le 2 avril, assure-t-il, mais laisse en suspens la date de l’élection présidentielle, dont l’ajournement a provoqué une grave crise dans le pays. «On verra ce que le dialogue proposera», a-t-il simplement préciséLe président sénégalais Macky Sall a laissé jeudi en suspens la date de la présidentielle dont il avait décrété le report, tout en assurant qu’il quitterait son poste comme prévu le 2 avril, que son …

5 months ago

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