Senegal's authorities refuse to reintegrate Sonko on electoral lists

Senegal's authorities refuse to reintegrate Sonko on electoral lists

The Senegalese electoral commission has asked that Ousmane Sonko be placed again on the  electoral lists after being removed from them follow

Senegal: Ousmane Sonko will not be able to re-register on the electoral rolls

A department of the Senegalese interior ministry on Tuesday refused to accept the electoral commission's request to reinstate opposition politician Ousmane Sonko on the electoral roll and to issue him with documents essential to his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election.

The Senegalese opponent had been removed from the electoral rolls because he was convicted in absentia in a moral case in June. This prevents him, as it is, from competing in the presidential election of 2024.

A service of the Senegalese Ministry of the Interior rejected on Tuesday the request of the electoral commission to restore...