The stalled election process in Senegal appears to be back on track as President Macky Sall’s announced that the presidential election would take place on March 24. The Constitutional Council, Senegal’s highest electoral authority, agreed to the new date, which was in line with the president’s suggestion. The Constitutional Council had previously ruled that the election must be held before April 2, when Sall’s term in office expires. While announcing the election date, Sall dissolved the government and replaced Amadou Ba as prime minister. Sall relieved Ba of his duties so he could concentrate on the presidential election campaign. Sidiki Kaba was named as Ba’s successor. Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday also passed a law granting amnesty to political prisoners. All those arrested during protests since 2021 will be released before the next elections. Amnesty International estimates that more than 1,000 opposition members and activists have been imprisoned in the past three years under Sall’s rule.
SOURCE: DW
