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Presidential election in Senegal: end of an extraordinary campaign

Nearly 7 million Senegalese are called to elect Macky Sall's successor this Sunday, March 24. A highly anticipated election following its postponement. What can we learn from the unusually short electoral campaign which ends on March 22? Elements of response with the special edition of RFI in Dakar.

People resting next to a fountain adorning the Senegalese flag at Independence Square, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of Senegal's upcoming presidential elections. AP - Mosa'ab Elshamy

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, the electoral campaign, which began on March 9, ends on March 22 at 11:59 p.m. What conclusions can be drawn from these two intense weeks for the 17 candidates still in the running? What trends two days before a

presidential election

to nominate Macky Sall's successor at the head of the country? This Friday evening, the candidates held their last big meeting before Sunday's vote and the day was marked by one last surprise: the support of the PDS for the candidate of ex-Pastef Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

Reports and analyzes in a special edition broadcast this Friday from 6:40 p.m. to 7 p.m. UT with guest Gilles Yabi, founder of the Wathi think tank. Special edition presented by 

Julien Coquelle-Roëhm

, produced by 

Richard Riffoneau

 and coordinated by 

Carine Frenk

 and 

Léa-Lisa Westherhoff

.

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