Senegalese President Macky Sall announced yesterday the indefinite delay of the presidential election slated for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was set to begin.
In an address to the nation, Sall stated that he had issued a decree repealing a prior legislation that had set the date while parliament investigated two Constitutional Council judges whose integrity in the election process had been questioned.
A minister in Senegal’s administration announced his resignation on Saturday, hours after Sall announced the indefinite delay of the February 25 presidential election.
Abdou Latif Coulibaly said in a statement that he was leaving because he wanted “full and complete freedom” to defend his political beliefs.
The US State Department yesterday urged Senegal to “swiftly” set a date for a new election, after Sall announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential poll scheduled for February 25.
“We urge all participants in Senegal’s electoral process to engage peacefully in the important effort to swiftly set a new date and the conditions for a timely, free and fair election,” the department’s Bureau of African Affairs posted on X.
“We acknowledge allegations of irregularities, but we are deeply concerned about the disruption to the Presidential electoral calendar.”