Highlights: Idrissa Seck will be a presidential candidate scheduled for February 2024. The current president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council said this Friday, April 14 during a long press conference in his city of Thiès. President Macky Sall has not yet revealed his intentions on a possible candidacy for a third term. The appeal trial of Ousmane Sonko against the Minister of Tourism for defamation is to be held this Monday. The former Prime Minister also confirmed that he had discreetly visited opposition leader Ous manne Sonko on 27 March.

Idrissa Seck will be a presidential candidate scheduled for February 2024. The current President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council affirmed this Friday, April 14 during a long conference...

Senegal: opponent Idrissa Seck declares himself a candidate for the 2024 presidential election

Former Senegalese Prime Minister and opponent Idrissa Seck. (Illustrative image) AFP/George Gobet

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Idrissa Seck will be a presidential candidate scheduled for February 2024. The current president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council said this Friday, April 14 during a long press conference in his city of Thiès. Former opponent, came 2nd in the 2019 election, the former Prime Minister had joined the camp of President Macky Sall in 2020 to everyone's surprise.

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With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac

He had spoken by "coded messages" in recent weeks. This time, Idrissa Seck clearly confirms it. "Will Idrissa Seck be a candidate in the 2024 presidential election? Can you imagine an election here in Senegal without Idrissa Seck alive and well? he continues. Yes, I will be a candidate.

While President Macky Sall has not yet revealed his intentions on a possible candidacy for a third term, Idrissa Seck says that the head of state does not have the right. This raises the question of the future of the alliance between the two men.

For more than 2h30, Idrissa Seck multiplied religious references and anecdotes, while scratching former president Abdoulaye Wade and declaring his love to his wife. He also confirmed that he had discreetly visited opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on 27 March. "I wish and support the fact that Ousmane Sonko can be a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, regardless of the outcome of the appeal and even cassation trial.

The appeal trial of Ousmane Sonko against the Minister of Tourism for defamation is to be held this Monday. Ousmane Sonko who also exchanged Friday with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the France Insoumise party. A discussion focused in particular on "relations between France and Senegal", and "the question of autocratic drifts and democratic setbacks", writes the Senegalese opponent on his social networks. Ousmane Sonko also said he had a "long and respectful meeting" with a delegation from the Élysée Palace three weeks ago.

Senegal: opponent Idrissa Seck declares himself a candidate for the 2024 presidential election

Senegal: opponent Idrissa Seck declares himself a candidate for the 2024 presidential election

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