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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Senegal\u2019s Constitutional Council has ruled that parliament\u2019s postponement of the February 25 presidential election to December was not in line with the constitution, council minutes showed.<\/b><\/p>\n

Opposition presidential candidates and lawmakers had filed a number of legal challenges to last week\u2019s parliamentary bill, which also extended President Macky Sall\u2019s mandate in what critics said amounted to an \u201cinstitutional coup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law… is contrary to the constitution,\u201d the council decided, according to the minutes.<\/p>\n

The council also ruled to cancel a decree announced by Sall ahead of the vote that had set the postponement in motion.<\/p>\n

The council is headed by Mr Mamadou Badio Camara as its president, Ms Aminata Ly Ndiaye as vice president, Mr Mouhamadou Diawara, Youssoupha Diaw Mbodj, Ms Awa Die\u0300ye and Mr Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Coulibaly.<\/p>\n

Asked by AP news agency in an interview last weekend whether he will accept the ruling of the council were it to rule against his moves, President Sall gave a non-committal answer only saying \u201che will decide what to do when that time comes\u201d.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Gambia. Senegal\u2019s Constitutional Council has ruled that parliament\u2019s postponement of the February 25 presidential election to December was not in line with the constitution, council minutes showed. 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