Senegal’s Sall Wants Talks on Poll Date After Shock Court Ruling
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Macky Sall
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Senegal’s government called for talks on setting a new presidential election date, after the nation’s top court rejected President Macky Sall’s bid to delay the vote.
The Constitutional Council ruled Thursday that a decision by lawmakers last week to postpone the Feb. 25 vote and extend Sall’s mandate by 10 months was illegal. It left open the question of when the vote should take place, ordering only that they should be held “as soon as possible,” after taking into account the need for political parties to conduct their campaigns.