Senegal’s President Macky Sall on February 15 pledged to organise presidential elections “as soon as possible” after the Constitutional Council overruled his decision to delay this month’s vote.
The National Assembly’s decision on February 5 to reschedule the vote was “contrary to the constitution,” the judgment said. “The constitutional council, noting the impossibility of organizing the presidential election on the date initially planned, invites the competent authorities to hold it as soon as possible,” it added.
The postponement has thrown the country, usually seen as one of the most stable in West Africa, into political turmoil, with three people killed and dozens arrested during protests. Several hundred opposition members have been arrested since 2021, when Sonko began a standoff with the government that sparked deadly unrest.
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