Senegal’s Top Court Rejects President Sall’s Bid to Delay Vote
- Ruling blocks President Sall’s move to delay Feb. 25 polls
- Senegal is facing a political crisis after vote was postponed
Macky Sall
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Senegal’s top court rejected President Macky Sall’s bid to postpone elections, raising uncertainty in the West African nation that’s traditionally been one of the continent’s most stable democracies.
The Constitutional Council ruled that parliament’s adoption of a law delaying the vote and extending Sall’s term for at least 10 months is illegal.