Senegal / legislative: the opposition coalition in Dakar risks not being able to present its candidates
The new opposition coalition "Yewwi Askan Wi" (Free the people) notably includes the parties of Ousmane Sonko and Khalifa Sall.
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The Yewwi Askan Wi list, a coalition created around Ousmane Sonko and Khalifa Sall, risks being challenged for non-respect of parity.
The mayor of Dakar, Barthélémy Dias, denounced a "
plot
".
The stakes are high: seven parliamentary seats (out of 165) are at stake, in a department where Yewwi Askan Wi won clear victories in the last local elections.
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With our correspondent in Dakar,
Charlotte Idrac
The Directorate General of Elections (DGE) refused, on the morning of Monday, May 16, to modify the Yewwi Askan Wi list filed last week for the department of Dakar.
According to the representative of the coalition, Déthié Fall who tried to assert "
disclaimers
", the DGE declared itself "
incompetent
".
On the list that circulated on social networks, there are seven candidates, including only two women, which therefore goes against the law on parity.
So what happened?
Clumsiness or sabotage?
According to Déthié Fall, it was not the list that had been finalized at the start: "
We had given instructions to Saliou Sarr by giving him my stamp so that he could take care of filing the list
", assures- he, and the person concerned - a relative of Khalifa Sall - would have been "
misled
" by agents of the General Directorate of Elections.
In a press release, Saliou Sarr denounced "
false allegations
".
For the moment, no comments from Khalifa Sall or Ousmane Sonko on this case.
Read also: Senegal: turmoil within the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition in view of the legislative elections
Moreover, concerning this time the list of the majority, Benno Bokk Yakaar, opposition officials believe that it should be recalibrated because, according to them, the presidential coalition has filed more sponsorships than the required number.
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