Senegal Constitutional Council Rejects Postponement of Election

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The court described the postponement of the February 25 election as unconstitutional. A new date is expected to be set in accordance with the Constitution which requires President Macky Sall to step down by the April 2 when his mandate ends.

Senegalese citizens responded to the government's action with nationalSenegal's Constitutional Council late Thursday overturned the controversial law recently passed by parliament postponing the country's presidential election scheduled for 25… Civil society organising protests against President Macky Sall's postponement of the February 25 polls have postponed their"silent march" after a ban by Dakar officials as SallThe decision by Senegalese President Macky Sall to...

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