Assembly votes to postpone presidential election after forced evacuation of opposition deputies
After being pulled out of the hemicycle by the gender of the opposition deputies, the National Assembly adopted this Monday, February 5, almost unanimously by the deputies present, the bill to postpone the presidential election until December 15, 2024 and to abandon the outgoing president. In power until a new president takes office.
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Things are growing fast in Senegal, but not necessarily in the right direction. Deputies this Monday examined a bill to postpone the presidential election from February 25 to December 25, 2024. The bill was adopted by 105 votes to 1. But the deputies, protesting the vote, were evacuated by the gendarmerie to the Manu Military.
from Adjournment announcement by President Mackey SaleSaturday 3 February, the opposition is against this decision which extends real Since 2012, the mandate of the country’s President Mackie Sale. She denounced the institutional coup.
Across from Parliament, dozens of gendarmes patrolled the area to prevent any gatherings. And even reaching the National Assembly was more complicated than usual, with baton-armed police stationed on the Parliament grounds itself.
On the street, too, tensions rose with clashes yesterday, while the opposition sought to unite.
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Finally, Mobile internet It has been cut since this morning. The Ministry of Communications justified itself by citing the danger of spreading hate and disturbing public order on networks. ” This cut adds fuel to the fire as it comes in an already very stressful context, Internet Without Borders head of the West Africa division, Quemal Afgenan, condemns. Senegal has recently broken records in terms of internet outages. We once again condemn this situation and we invite the government and telephone operators and all stakeholders in the Internet ecosystem to honor their commitments to protect the rights of Senegalese Internet users. These cuts are a serious attack on freedom of expression and information. It is also a violation of all international rights to which Senegal is a party. »
