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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Africanews: Thousands of supporters of the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko demonstrated Wednesday in Dakar. They denounced what they called maneuvers by the President to politically eliminate his opponents. Their protest came after the Constitutional Council rejected the national list of Yewwi Askan Wi, led by Sonko\u2019s party. This means he is barred from participating in the July 31\u2032 election, the opposition figure adamantly reaffirmed his determination.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom now on,\u201d Ousmane Sonko said to his supporters, \u201cstay tuned. We will give you clear instructions, because the fight has only just begun. If the government decides to eliminate the list of Yewwi Askan Wi (the opposition coalition, ed) in the legislative elections, let it know that there will be no elections in Senegal. Or if there are elections, we will face Benno Bokk Yakaar (the coalition in power, ed).\u201d<\/p>\n

The ruling of the highest court confirmed the decision of the Senegalese Interior minister who deemed the national list of both the ruling party and the opposition party \u201cinadmissible\u201d. Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my Dias, mayor of Dakar and member of opposition called for the Minister to resign: \u201cWe demand the resignation (of the Minister of the Interior Antoine Diome, ed). And since he is not capable of resigning, we demand that Macky Sall brings in a responsible person, a fair person to organise the elections, because he alone is a living symbol of the instability that can reign in Senegal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Millions of voters \u2013 living in the electoral districts, which comprise the 46 Senegalese departments and include the voters registered abroad- will head to the polls next month.<\/p>\n

In order to beat ruling party coalition which currently dominates the National Assembly, the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition and the Wallu S\u00e9n\u00e9gal coalition of former president Abdoulaye Wade teamed up for next month\u2019s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n

Source: The Gambia | Standard News From The Gambia<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. Africanews: Thousands of supporters of the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko demonstrated Wednesday in Dakar. They denounced what they called maneuvers by the President to politically eliminate his opponents. Their protest came after the Constitutional Council rejected the national list of Yewwi Askan Wi, led by Sonko\u2019s party. 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