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Published on 2024-03-06 21:03:43
The Constitutional Council, which met on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, refrains from setting a date for the 2024 presidential election, despite the conclusions of the national dialogue. The seven wise men believe that “Setting the date for the election beyond the term of the current President of the Republic is contrary to the Constitution.”
However, they maintain the list of 19 candidates validated in their final list proclaimed before the postponement of the presidential election by the Head of State, Macky Sall.
The Constitutional Council decides:
Article 1: Setting the date for the election beyond the term of the current President of the Republic is contrary to the Constitution.
Article 2: Only the 19 candidates selected by decision No. 4/E/2024 of February 20, 2024, participate in the election.
Article 3: Article 36, paragraph 2 of the Constitution is not applicable in the event that the election does not take place before the end of the current term.
Article 4: This decision will be published in the official journal of the Republic of Senegal.
Deliberated by the Constitutional Council at its meeting on March 5, 2024, where Mr. Mamadou Badio Camara presided, Ms. Amina Ly Ndiaye, vice-president, Mr. Mouhamadou Diawara, Mr. Youssoupha Diaw Mbodji, Ms. Awa Dieye, Mr. Cheikh Ndiaye, and Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Coulibaly, members, were present. With the assistance of Master Ousmane Ba, Chief of the Registry.
Read the original article(French) on Dakar Matin
