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Senegal’s ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for ambitious reforms
1 month ago

Senegal’s ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for ambitious reforms

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s ruling party, PASTEF, secured a resounding victory in the country’s legislative elections, winning 130 of 165 seats, according to provisional results announced Thursday by the national vote counting commission. The win grants newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye a clear mandate to carry out ambitious reforms promised during the campaign, which include fighting corruption, revamping the …

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Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in parliament
1 month ago

Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in parliament

Al Jazeera  

Senegal’s ruling Pastef party has won a resounding victory in legislative elections, securing 130 of 165 seats in parliament, according to provisional results. After the results were read out by the national vote-counting commission on Thursday, Pastef representative Amadou Ba told reporters the majority represented a vote of confidence that should encourage Senegal’s international backers. He said an opposition-led parliament …

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Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised
1 month, 1 week ago

Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms. More than 7 million registered voters in the West African country were choosing 165 lawmakers in the National Assembly, where the party of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye does not hold a majority. Faye, …

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Senegal’s top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election victory
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election victory

Al Jazeera  

The 44-year-old will be inaugurated to replace Macky Sall, who ruled the West African nation for 12 years. Senegal’s Constitutional Council has confirmed the presidential election victory of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Faye – an anti-establishment candidate and ally of popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko – won more than 54 percent of votes cast in last Sunday’s delayed presidential …

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Senegal election results: Who is Diomaye Faye, tipped to be next president?
9 months ago

Senegal election results: Who is Diomaye Faye, tipped to be next president?

Al Jazeera  

Faye, a former tax inspector, has pledged to weed out corruption, restore stability and prioritise economic sovereignty. Senegal’s main opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to have won Sunday’s presidential election. The outgoing governing coalition’s candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, on Monday conceded defeat to Faye hours after saying he was ready for a run-off vote. In July 2023, …

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Senegal’s women voters could make a miracle happen in presidential election
9 months ago

Senegal’s women voters could make a miracle happen in presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque recounts the tumultuous events leading up to Senegal’s presidential election and how some voters are hoping for a miracle on Sunday. Thousands were released, including opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his deputy Bassirou Diomaye Faye – the election candidate representing the banned political party PASTEF. Described by his critics as the “billionaire civil servant” – billions …

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Senegal’s 2024 election: Why does it matter?
9 months ago

Senegal’s 2024 election: Why does it matter?

Al Jazeera  

After an election delay and weeks of protests, 19 candidates are competing to succeed Macky Sall as president. More than seven million people in the West African nation are registered to vote on Sunday to pick a successor to President Macky Sall, who has been in power for 12 years. The move sparked deadly protests, as well as pushback from …

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Senegal to hold much-awaited Presidential elections on Sunday after repeated delays
9 months ago

Senegal to hold much-awaited Presidential elections on Sunday after repeated delays

Firstpost  

Sunday’s election is set to be Senegal’s fourth democratic transfer of power since its independence. As many as 19 candidates will be competing in the Presidential race, the highest number in Senegal’s history Senegal will go to polls to elect a new President this Sunday. File photo Senegal will head to polls this Sunday to vote in a tightly contested …

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Senegal votes Sunday in a presidential election that has fired up political tensions
9 months ago

Senegal votes Sunday in a presidential election that has fired up political tensions

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal votes Sunday in a tightly contested presidential election that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. The election will take place after much uncertainty following President Macky Sall’s unsuccessful effort to delay the vote until the end of the year, sparking violent protests. In the latest turn of events …

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Senegal heads for wide open presidential poll Sunday
9 months ago

Senegal heads for wide open presidential poll Sunday

Hindustan Times  

Seven million Senegalese are due to head to the polls on Sunday to vote in a wide open presidential election following weeks of chaos and uncertainty. The race is "the most open" of the 12 presidential votes held under universal suffrage since Senegal gained independence from France in 1960, said Sidy Diop, deputy editor of Le Soleil daily. "The greatest …

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After 12 years in power, Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves a fragile democracy
9 months ago

After 12 years in power, Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves a fragile democracy

Al Jazeera  

Amid the president’s attempt to delay the elections and protests by the opposition, how resilient is Senegal’s democracy? Dakar, Senegal – A year after his 2012 inauguration as Senegal’s fourth president, Macky Sall delivered a compelling speech – half in French, half in English – at Harvard University in the United States. Other controversies surrounding Sall’s presidency – including financial …

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‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote
9 months, 1 week ago

‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote

Al Jazeera  

The release of firebrand Sonko and his right-hand man Faye could help opposition chances in the March 24 election to replace outgoing President Macky Sall. Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed presidential election. Firebrand politician Ousmane Sonko and his close aide Bassirou Diomaye …

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Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
9 months, 1 week ago

Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the country’s capital. Sonko, who finished third in the 2019 presidential election, is popular among young people and his fiery campaign to tackle corruption has resonated in a country with economic hardship. Sall himself …

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Tax inspectors to poultry boss: Senegal’s presidential candidates
9 months, 1 week ago

Tax inspectors to poultry boss: Senegal’s presidential candidates

Al Jazeera  

Senegalese voters have a crowded field of 19 candidates to pick from when they vote this month to elect a new leader to replace President Macky Sall in a tight election whose delay sparked concerns for the future of democracy in the West African country. The vote on March 24 will take place after Sall’s attempt to postpone the election, …

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Senegal sets delayed presidential elections for March 24
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Senegal sets delayed presidential elections for March 24

Al Jazeera  

President Macky Sall has also dissolved the government and named Sidiki Kaba as the new prime minister. Senegal will hold its delayed presidential election on March 24, the government has said, following weeks of political turmoil and violent protests calling for an immediate vote. It is the latest twist in a charged Senegal where Sall’s decision to delay elections originally …

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Senegal’s Sall vows to exit office in April but election date still unknown
10 months ago

Senegal’s Sall vows to exit office in April but election date still unknown

Al Jazeera  

Opposition groups in Senegal have rejected President Macky Sall’s call for talks on the delayed elections. Senegalese President Macky Sall says he will end his term in April as expected but has not given a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday. “On April 2, 2024, my mission ends at the head of Senegal,” the president said …

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Senegal’s president says he’ll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections
10 months ago

Senegal’s president says he’ll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Thursday that he will end his term in April as expected, but he didn’t give a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday. Despite a lack of clarity on a new date, some Senegalese experts said Sall’s words Thursday showed his willingness to respect the Constitutional Council’s decision. “I’m …

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Senegal president Sall to implement court order reversing election delay
10 months, 1 week ago

Senegal president Sall to implement court order reversing election delay

Al Jazeera  

The delay threw Senegal, usually seen as one of the most stable West African countries, into political turmoil. Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Friday pledged to organise presidential elections “as soon as possible” after the Constitutional Council overruled his decision to delay this month’s vote. “The constitutional council, noting the impossibility of organising the presidential election on the date initially …

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Delay of Senegal’s Feb. 25 presidential election is ruled illegal, leaving date uncertain
10 months, 1 week ago

Delay of Senegal’s Feb. 25 presidential election is ruled illegal, leaving date uncertain

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s top election authority on Thursday voided the government’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its rescheduling for December, ruling that the moves were unconstitutional. Senegal’s Constitutional Council cancelled the decree signed by President Macky Sall that postponed the election, according to a judgement approved by seven members of the body, a copy …

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Protest over election delay postponed in Senegal after government ban
10 months, 1 week ago

Protest over election delay postponed in Senegal after government ban

Al Jazeera  

The 40-group collective behind the march is protesting against ‘constitutional coup’, as alleged by the opposition. A protest march scheduled for Tuesday against Senegalese President Macky Sall’s controversial move to delay this month’s presidential poll to December has been postponed after authorities banned it, organisers said. Senegal’s opposition has decried the move as a “constitutional coup” and suspects it is …

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ECOWAS chair Tinubu to meet Senegal’s Sall over postponed elections
10 months, 1 week ago

ECOWAS chair Tinubu to meet Senegal’s Sall over postponed elections

Al Jazeera  

Sall’s decision to push back the February 25 presidential vote has plunged Senegal into one of its worst crises since independence from France in 1960. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is set to meet his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall on Monday in the capital Dakar as a constitutional crisis continues there over postponement of elections initially scheduled for this month. Tinubu, …

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Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country on Friday. Senegal is one of West Africa’s most stable democracies, but the presidential vote has been dogged by controversies from deadly protests that resulted in Sall announcing that he would not seek a third term, to the disqualification of …

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Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay

Al Jazeera  

Parliament voted to push the polls back to December after President Macky Sall announced a postponement last week. In the capital on Friday, some demonstrators waved Senegalese flags, while others shouted slogans like “Macky Sall is a dictator”, the Reuters news agency reported. ‘Calm spirits’ “Senegal has perhaps never experienced a crisis like the one we are experiencing and we …

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ECOWAS holds emergency session over Senegal crisis and member exits
10 months, 2 weeks ago

ECOWAS holds emergency session over Senegal crisis and member exits

Al Jazeera  

Political drama in four member states has led to questions about the broader role of the almost 50-year-old bloc. West African foreign ministers are holding emergency talks on Thursday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja to discuss the political crisis in Senegal and disputes with military rulers in three other member states. The ECOWAS Mediation & Security Council said ministers would gather …

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