The president of Senegal, Macky Sall, has said he will exit the presidential seat when his term is completed on April 2 despite the fact that his administration is yet to declare a new date for the next presidential election.
He added, however, that it was unlikely the election of a new president will be completed before then.
He announced his decision following the Constitutional Council’s verdict last week, which stated that the 10-month deferral of the election was illegal. Originally, the election was to be held on February 25.
However, Sall mentioned that he cannot issue an order for the election to occur before engaging in a national dialogue.
He stated that the dialogue would also include candidates who had not received the Constitutional Council’s approval.
Earlier last week, the Supreme Court of Senegal ruled that the bid to postpone the presidential election put forward by the President is both illegal and unconstitutional.
