Senegal election: Concerns grow as President Macky Sall fails to set new election date
There is international concern about the political situation in Senegal after President Macky Sall called off this month’s election citing a row over the eligibility of candidates.
The West African regional bloc Ecowas and the US urged the authorities to clarify when the vote will take place, as no new date was set.
France and the EU have also called for an election as soon as possible.
Senegal has been seen as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa.
President Sall’s reiteration that he will not run for a third term has been welcomed, but there is worry about the uncertainty created by a lack of an electoral timetable. The vote was supposed to have taken place in three weeks’ time.