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Senegal: two days after the postponement of the presidential election, what political consequences for the country?
A few hours before the start of the electoral campaign in Senegal, President Macky Sall announced on Saturday February 3 an
indefinite
postponement of the presidential election of February 25, 2024. The deputies meet this February 5 in plenary at the National Assembly to debate and vote on the constitutional bill which notably proposes the postponement of this election for six months. To decipher the Senegalese political situation of the last 48 hours, special edition of RFI.
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[illustrative image] A man walking amid smoke from burning tires during demonstrations called by opposition parties in Dakar on February 4, 2024 to protest against the postponement of the presidential election. AFP - JOHN WESSELS
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Senegal
entered a period of turbulence after the indefinite postponement
of
the
presidential election on February 3, 2024 and the arrest of opponents who came to protest on February 4 against this decision.
A few hours before a vote in the National Assembly on the postponement of the election, many questions are still unanswered: when will the vote take place? What will happen on April 2, the date on which Macky Sall's mandate officially ends? Did the country's president have the right to postpone the vote so close to the deadline? Will the national dialogue he promised be able to take place while the opposition is up in arms against this postponement?
To come back to this situation, in duplex with
Nathalie Amar
during our special edition this Monday (7:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m. UT):
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Omar Youm
, Minister of the Armed Forces, former chief of staff of President Macky Sall and former president of the parliamentary group of the ruling coalition Benno Bokk Yakaar.
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Guy Marius Sagna
, deputy of the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition group, member of the African Patriots of Senegal for work, ethics and fraternity (Pastef).
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Madior Sylla
, spokesperson for the Karim 2024 coalition which supports Karim Wade, of the Senegalese Democratic Party.
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Thierno Alassane Sall
, founding member of the Alliance for the Republic (APR), former Minister of Energy.
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Léa-Lisa Westerhoff
, RFI correspondent in Dakar.
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