2024-03-07 08:24:11
The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, announced in the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday that the first round of the presidential election will be held on March 24.
“The President of the Republic informed the Council of Ministers of the setting of the date of the presidential election for Sunday March 24, 2024,” indicates the press release sanctioning the meeting held Wednesday evening.
Macky Sall also decided to dissolve the government and appointed Sidiki Kaba, Prime Minister, replacing Amadou Ba, presidential candidate.
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The outgoing head of state notably announced this decision after having informed of the opinion of the Constitutional Council regarding the conclusions, recommendations and proposals of the National Dialogue relating to the setting of the date of the presidential election, the possible examination candidacies for the presidential election, the arrangements to be made upon the expiration of the mandate.
The Constitutional Council rejected, on Wednesday, all the proposals of the National Dialogue proposing in particular that the postponed presidential election be held on June 2, 2024.
The Constitutional Council ruled that the postponed presidential election should take place before the official end of the mandate of the outgoing head of state, Macky Sall on April 2, thus rejecting the recommendation made to the latter by the participants in the National Dialogue held on April 26 and February 27 to organize the election on June 2, 2024, according to the decision made public Wednesday evening.
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President Macky Sall, elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2019 but not a candidate in 2024, reaffirmed last Thursday that he would leave on April 2, stressing that the date of his departure “remains absolutely firm”.
The Senegalese president announced on February 3, on the eve of the launch of the electoral campaign, the indefinite postponement of the presidential election which was to be held on February 25.
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