Highlights: In Senegal, the controversy surrounding the potential dual nationality of certain presidential candidates continues. After Karim Wade, excluded from the race for having renounced his French nationality too late, it is the turn of the candidate Rose Wardini to be singled out for a possible dual Franco-Senegalese nationality. Her candidacy has been validated by the Constitutional Council. But, as a parliamentary investigation has just opened into the process of selecting candidates, this affair casts doubt on the work of judges. For the moment, neither the candidate nor her campaign team have commented on this document.

In Senegal, the controversy surrounding the potential dual nationality of certain presidential candidates continues, while the Constitution requires being exclusively Senegalese to participate...

Presidential election in Senegal: the possible dual nationality of a candidate is controversial

In Senegal, the controversy surrounding the potential dual nationality of certain presidential candidates continues, while the Constitution requires them to be exclusively Senegalese to participate in this election. After Karim Wade, excluded from the race for having renounced his French nationality too late, it is the turn of the candidate Rose Wardini to be singled out for a possible dual Franco-Senegalese nationality, while her candidacy has been validated by the Constitutional Council.

A view of part of the city of Dakar in April 2023 (Illustrative image). © Wikimedia Commons CC BY SA 4.0 Taf Général

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Dakar,

Léa-Lisa Westerhoff

The information appeared via social networks: a screenshot of the official website of the French administration, service-public.fr. Above, we can see the voter number of candidate Rose Wardini, born November 3, 1962, still registered on the Dakar consular list as of February 1, 2024, for French voters abroad. The check carried out on the French administration website today gives the same result. Still registered on the French electoral lists, candidate Rose Wardini would therefore still hold French nationality.

The decisions of the Constitutional Council are not subject to any appeal.

For the moment, neither the candidate nor her campaign team have commented on this document. Only the date of birth has been confirmed. But in the press, the story hit the mark. Because, unlike that of Karim Wade, the candidacy of Rose Wardini – at the head of the New

Senegal

movement and a gynecologist in life – was validated by the Constitutional Council, on the basis of a profession of faith by the candidate according to which she had renounced this famous French nationality.

The decisions of the Constitutional Council are not subject to any appeal. Validated, Rose Wardini therefore remains a candidate for this presidential election.

But, as a parliamentary investigation has just opened into the process of selecting candidates by the Constitutional Council, this affair casts doubt on the work of judges.

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Presidential election in Senegal: the possible dual nationality of a candidate is controversial

Presidential election in Senegal: the possible dual nationality of a candidate is controversial

The decisions of the Constitutional Council are not subject to any appeal.

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