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Like Senegalese President Macky Sall, many political figures have presented their wishes for 2022. After a year 2021 marked by deadly riots in March, 2022 will be an election year, with local elections on January 23, then legislative elections.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
No long speech, but a greeting card posted on social networks for Ousmane Sonko: a photo against a background of fireworks. ” 2021 is leaving with its share of joys and tragedies for our dear country », Writes the leader of the Pastef party and candidate for mayor of Ziguinchor. “ Let us welcome 2022 with hope, praying that it will be favorable to Senegal and the Senegalese, and getting down to work now. ».
Since his exile in Qatar, Karim Wade, him, evokes a year 2021 which is coming to an end ” on a note of disappointments, frustrations, uncertainties, continuous deterioration of the living conditions of Senegalese “. In his written message, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade and deputy secretary general of the PDS calls on the Senegalese to ” mobilize “For local elections, a” major deadline “, according to him.
A new start
« The year 2022 must be the starting point for the refoundation of our Republic », writes for his part Khalifa Sall, former mayor of Dakar and one of the leaders of the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition. After the locals, the legislative elections should, according to him, allow “ give back to the National Assembly […] his true image “, And to consider” major changes ».
The year 2022 must be the starting point for the refoundation of our republic. The opportunity is offered to us by the local elections in January.
– Khalifa Ababacar SALL ???????? (@kas_sall) December 31, 2021
See you on January 8 for the official start of the electoral campaign in view of the locals.
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