Dakar, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Senegal's Constitutional Council ruled on Feb. 15 that the bill passed by the Senegalese National Assembly to postpone the election is invalid.
In a ruling document signed on the same day, the Constitutional Council said that the bill on the postponement of the elections passed by the National Assembly on the 5th was "unconstitutional" and therefore invalid. The order signed by Saall, Senegal, on the 3rd to postpone the elections will also be canceled. The Constitutional Council also stated that it called for the elections to be held at an appropriate time as soon as possible, taking into account that the elections could no longer be held on the scheduled date.
Senegal was scheduled to hold ** elections on 25 February, with a total of 20 candidates running. On 3 February, Sall announced in a nationally televised address that he would postpone the original election date. He said that the members of the Constitutional Council, which was responsible for the election, were suspected of corruption, and there were also problems with the qualifications of a ** candidate. Sall reiterated that he will not participate in the new ** elections. The National Assembly of Cyprus passed a bill on the 5th to postpone the ** election to December 15. According to the bill, Sall's term, which was due to end on April 2, will also be extended.
Senegal** was originally elected for a term of seven years and could be re-elected for one consecutive term. According to a constitutional amendment passed by the Senegalese Parliament in 2016, the term of office elected in 2019 was changed to 5 years. Sall was elected in elections held in 2012 and 2019. ENDS).