According to Birame Souleye Diop, the exclusion of opponent Ousmane Sonko from the ballot represents a "heavy blow to democracy and popular will" in Senegal.
Concerning the candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, also in prison, our guest believes that the latter is perfectly "calibrated" to carry the Pastef project - officially dissolved - and that he could win the presidential election, even while behind bars. “We are campaigning for him,” he insists, “We are convinced that on the evening of February 25, victory will come to us.”
InterviewAmadou Ba, Senegalese Prime Minister: “I will win the presidential election in the first round”
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