"Senegal Parliament Debates President's Tenure Extension Amid Election Delay and Protests"
TL;DR
The Senegalese parliament is meeting to vote on President Macky Sall's proposal to postpone the presidential elections, leading to violent protests and internet cuts. The delay stems from a dispute over the rejection of candidates, including Karim Wade and Ousmane Sonko, by the Constitutional Court. International concern has been expressed, with calls for the elections to be rescheduled as soon as possible.
Topics:worldpolitics#constitutional-crisis#macky-sall#politics#presidential-elections#protests#senegal
- Senegal parliament to vote on election delay and Sall tenure extension Al Jazeera English
- Senegal to debate extending president’s mandate as protests break out CNN
- Senegal's democracy hangs by a thread The Economist
- Senegal's President Macky Sall postpones national election indefinitely CBS News
- Senegal police fire tear gas to break up vote delay protest Reuters
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