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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The United Democratic Party (UDP) has described President Sall\u2019s statement on the postponement of the 25 February 2024 election as a significant backsliding on the democratic gains the subregion has registered since the early 1990s.<\/b><\/p>\n

The party in press release urged President Sall to reconsider his decision and to be mindful of his legacy as a democratic leader in Africa.<\/p>\n

The full text of the release reads below:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe United Democratic Party views with great concern President Macky Sall\u2019s announcement of the postponement of the presidential elections scheduled for 25th February 2024 at the eleventh hour on 3rd February 2024.<\/p>\n

UDP firmly believes that given the historical ties between The Gambia and Senegal, any major upheaval in Senegal will have ramifications for the Gambia and the subregion.<\/p>\n

Considering President Macky Sall\u2019s seminal work in the restoration of democracy in The Gambia in 2017 following the defeat of Yahya Jammeh in December of 2016 and his successive Chairmanship of ECOWAS and the African Union portrays him as a great champion democracy in Africa in general and the West Africa subregion in particular.<\/p>\n

For these reasons, UDP regards President Sall\u2019s Statement of 3rd February 2024 as a significant backsliding on the democratic gains the subregion has registered since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Therefore, UDP respectfully urges President Sall to reconsider his decision and to be mindful of his legacy as a democratic leader in Africa.<\/p>\n

Postponing a scheduled presidential election is sending the wrong signals across the subregion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. The United Democratic Party (UDP) has described President Sall\u2019s statement on the postponement of the 25 February 2024 election as a significant backsliding on the democratic gains the subregion has registered since the early 1990s. 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