In Senegal, deputies consider the postponement of the presidential election in a tense climate. This is the first time since 1963 that a presidential election by direct universal suffrage has been postponed in Senegal.
MPs are meeting on Monday to examine a bill urgently tabled by Karim Wade's supporters to postpone the election for "six months maximum" The vote is scheduled for late morning. According to the electoral code, a decree setting the date of new presidential election must be published no later than 80 days before the election.