February 4 According to foreign media reports, on the 3rd local time, the West African country of Senegal ** Sall announced that it would postpone the ** election originally scheduled for February 25. According to the report, this is the first time that Senegal's ** election has been postponed.
On the same day, in a speech to the nation, Sall said he had signed a decree to repeal the law related to it due to problems with the elections, Reuters reported. "These ambiguities could sow the seeds of pre- and post-election litigation that could seriously undermine the credibility of the election. Saale said.
According to the report, more than three weeks before the vote, the opposition Senegalese Democratic Party officially submitted a request to postpone the election. Karim Wade, the party's 2024 candidate and son of former Abdoulaye Wade, and opposition leader Sonko failed to pass Senegal's Constitutional Council.
The excluded** candidate claimed that the rules of candidacy were not fairly enforced. However, the authorities denied the allegations. At present, legislators are investigating two judges of the Constitutional Council who are responsible for the election.
According to Agence France-Presse, Sall did not announce a new polling day, but said a national dialogue would be held to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.
Sall also said that the postponement of the election would not affect his decision not to run for a third term.
Senegal was scheduled to hold ** elections on 25 February, with a total of 20 candidates running. Senegal** was originally elected for a term of seven years and could be re-elected for one consecutive term. In March 2016, Senegal's parliament passed a constitutional amendment to change the term of office of the elected ** in 2019 from seven years to five years.
Sall was elected twice in the 2012 and 2019 elections**.