Senegal opposition party sponsoring new candidate Faye after court blocks jailed leader Sonko's bid
- Senegal's jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's party will sponsor Bassirou Diomaye Faye as a candidate for the February presidential election, due to Sonko being denied sponsorship papers.
- Faye, the party's No. 2 official, will be sponsored for the election, while Sonko's candidacy will continue. The move aims to challenge the government's strategy and support one of their project's candidates.
- President Macky Sall will not seek a third term, and Prime Minister Amadou Ba is the ruling party's candidate. Sonko, who placed third in the 2019 election, has accused Sall's government of politically motivated charges.
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La oposición de Senegal elige a Doumaye Faye como candidato presidencial en sustitución a Ousmane Sonko
El partido opositor Patriotas Africanos de Senegal por el Trabajo, la Ética y la Franternidad (PASTEF) ha anunciado este domingo que ha elegido a Bassirou Diomaye Faye, mano derecha del líder de la oposición Ousmane Sonko, como candidato a las elecciones presidenciales, después de que el Tribunal Supremo anulara la decisión judicial de habilitar a este último en las listas electorales. Faye, secretario general del partido Patriotas de Senegal (P…
Senegal opposition party sponsoring new candidate Faye after court blocks jailed leader Sonko’s bid
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The party of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Sunday it was sponsoring another candidate for the February presidential election, just days after Senegal’s Supreme Court effectively blocked Sonko’s own bid. Election authorities have refused to provide Sonko with the sponsorship papers that need to be submitted by early December. On Sunday, the YouTube channel of Sonko’s Pastef party said it now would sponsor the p…
Senegal opposition party sponsoring new candidate Faye after court blocks jailed leader Sonko's bid
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The party of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Sunday it was sponsoring another candidate for the February presidential election, just days after Senegal's Supreme Court effectively blocked Sonko's own bid.
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