{"id":52914,"date":"2024-02-12T06:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/senegal-faces-protests-as-presidential-election-postponed"},"modified":"2024-02-12T07:41:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:41:51","slug":"senegal-faces-protests-as-presidential-election-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/senegal-faces-protests-as-presidential-election-postponed","title":{"rendered":"Senegal Faces Protests as Presidential Election Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Last week, Senegalese President Macky Sall indefinitely postponed the presidential election, initially scheduled to take place on February 25, citing allegations of corruption and collusion against certain members of the Constitutional Council.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>One of this week&#8217;s main topics from Africa was the crisis unfolding in Senegal after the postponement of presidential elections by the head of the country, an event that did not go unnoticed by our AI-powered host Joy.<\/p>\n<p>After Sall made an announcement and the parliament prolonged his tenure by six months, until December 15, protests broke out across the country. One student reportedly died on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States expressed concern about the delay. The AU urged Senegal&#8217;s authorities to hold transparent elections as soon as possible &#8220;in a spirit of transparency, peace and national harmony.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Last week, Senegalese President Macky Sall indefinitely postponed the presidential election, initially scheduled to take place on February 25, citing allegations of corruption and collusion against certain members of the Constitutional Council. 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