Senegal schedules delayed presidential election for March 24
TLDR
- Senegalese President Macky Sall reschedules presidential election for March 24, following a top court ruling deeming a proposal after his mandate expires as unconstitutional.
- Interior Minister Sidiki Kaba appointed as new Prime Minister, replacing ruling coalition's presidential candidate Amadou Ba to focus on electoral campaign.
- Opposition candidate Anta Babacar welcomes new election date of March 24 over invalidated June 2 proposal by Constitutional Council.
Senegalese President Macky Sall has rescheduled the delayed presidential election for March 24, as announced by the government on Wednesday. This decision follows a ruling by the top court that deemed a proposal to hold the election after Sall's mandate expires on April 2 as unconstitutional.
The announcement comes after a series of events, including the dissolution of the government and the appointment of Interior Minister Sidiki Kaba as the new Prime Minister in place of Amadou Ba. Ba, who is the ruling coalition's presidential candidate, has been replaced to allow him to focus solely on his electoral campaign, according to the presidency.
Earlier, the Constitutional Council invalidated a proposal from a national dialogue commission to hold the election on June 2, stating that it was not under the constitution. The new date was welcomed by opposition presidential candidate Anta Babacar.
Key Takeaways
The latest decision marks another development in a month-long electoral crisis that has triggered violent unrest and raised concerns from Senegal’s international allies regarding its reputation as one of the more stable democracies in coup-affected West Africa. The turmoil began when authorities attempted to postpone the Feb. 25 election to December, citing concerns about potential electoral disputes. However, this move was met with opposition, with some critics arguing that it amounted to an attempted institutional coup.
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