In Senegal, on February 15, 2024, the Constitutional Council declared the law postponing the presidential elections to December 15 unconstitutional. The council also repealed President Macky Sall's decree revoking the subpoena of voters for the February 25 election. What political consequences does this decision have for the country and what consequences for the electoral process? First reactions and first reaction elements in our special edition.
Published on: 02/16/2024 – 08:47
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At SenegalIt is a historic decision: this Thursday, the Constitutional Council judged the law postponing the presidential elections to December 15, 2024 to be unconstitutional. With the same decision, the Council annulled the decree of President Macky Sall, which even canceled the convocation of the electoral body for February 25.
The day after this announcement, RFI looks back at the initial reactions and decodes the political consequences for the country and the electoral process.
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A special edition moderated by Julien Coquelle-Roehm With the participation of:
– Babacar GueyeConstitutional lawyer and one of the leaders of Aar Sunu Election, the “Let's Protect Our Elections” coalition formed after the decision to postpone the presidential election.
– Abdou Karim FofanaSpokesperson for the Senegalese government.
– Babacar NdiayeDirector of Research and Publications at the West African think tank Wathi, researcher in political science.
– Léa-Lisa WesterhoffRFI correspondent in Dakar.
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