US EditionSenegal's leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidates list
- Senegal's President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the February 25 presidential election due to a dispute between the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court over rejected candidates. This provoked anger from opposition figures and led to a ministerial resignation.
- The US State Department expressed concern over the postponement, calling for a timely and fair election to be held.
- The decision to postpone the election has created growing political tension in the country and raised concerns of civil unrest.
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Hours before the official start of the election campaign on Sunday, Senegal's President Macky Sall announced an indefinite postponement of the February 25 presidential election, provoking anger from opposition representatives and the resignation of a government official.
Protests against the postponement of the presidential election in Senegal have led to clashes in the capital city of Dakar.
Choose date for Senegal presidential election, ECOWAS urges Sall - Daily Trust
ECOWAS has urged the relevant authorities in Senegal to urgently choose a new date for the country’s presidential elections that was postponed. The ECOWAS Commission made the appeal in a statement issued on its website on Sunday. Senegalese President Macky Sall had on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the n…
Senegal president postpones election
Just hours before official campaigning was due to start on Sunday, Senegal's President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25, provoking anger from opposition figures and a ministerial resignation. The post Senegal president postpones election appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.
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