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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 …

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 …

Senegal’s Macky Sall rules out third term after deadly protests

Incumbent president says he will not run in the 2024 election, but insists Senegal’s constitution would have allowed his candidacy. Senegal’s President Macky Sall has declared he will not run for a third term in next year’s election, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month. In a speech carried live on …

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Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won’t seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year’s elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that had helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month. Senegal is more than just me, it’s full of people capable of taking Senegal to the next level.” Sonko had …

Senegal President Sall to address nation amid third term rumours

Sall has suggested a new constitution makes him legally eligible to run for another term but has not said if he will. Senegalese President Macky Sall will address the nation on Monday evening, his office says, amid speculation that he is planning to run for a third term, which the opposition has said would be unconstitutional. Accusations and uncertainty over …

Much of the anger on the street is targeted towards President Macky Sall, whose failure to rule out running for a third term in office has incensed many Dakar: Police fired tear gas at stone-hurling protestor during street clashes in Senegal’s capital on Thursday, ahead of a court case involving a prominent opposition politician that has triggered widespread anger among …

Tensions are growing in Senegal even as President Macky Sall could vie for a controversial third term – that the opposition says is unconstitutional – in the 2024 election. About 5,000 supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko gathered in the capital, Dakar, on Tuesday for a three-day protest to show support for the aspiring presidential candidate, who faces a …

The opposition, which saw elections as a chance to check Macky Sall’s third-term aspirations, is without a majority too. Dakar, Senegal – After a tense few days of waiting for a winner in Sunday’s legislative elections, provisional results released showed President Macky Sall’s governing coalition lost its majority in a poll pitched by opposition groups as a referendum on his …

The opposition hopes the vote will force a coalition with President Macky Sall and curb any ambitions he may hold for a third term. Polls have closed in Senegal’s parliamentary elections pitting President Macky Sall’s ruling party against an opposition coalition energised by food price hikes and fears the incumbent leader could run for a controversial third term in 2024. …

In a municipal election in January, the ruling party lost major cities to the opposition. Senegal’s main opposition coalition is vying to gain clout in legislative polls on Sunday that will set the scene for a presidential election in 2024 – which could see President Macky Sall run for a controversial third term. Tensions have run high in the politically …