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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 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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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 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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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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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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Senegal protests poke holes in its longstanding image of stability
2 years, 5 months ago

Senegal protests poke holes in its longstanding image of stability

Al Jazeera  

Senegal is often lauded in international circles as a beacon of stability in the region – with a notable lack of military coups and a history of peaceful presidential transitions – but its reputation is at risk of slipping. The resulting crackdown on the June protests earned rebukes from the United Nations Special Rapporteur Freedom of Association as well as …

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