Senegal: Suspicions Cloud Senegal's Upcoming Election

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Senegal will choose its president on 24 February in an atmosphere clouded by suspicions that the incumbent, Macky Sall, has engineered recent electoral reforms to secure a second term in office.

Shortly after the start of the electoral campaign, on 7 February, Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) leader and former president Abdoulaye Wade declared: 'Macky Sall already has his percentage, some say 55%, others say 65%, so why go to these elections? He rigged everything and we understood ... he chose his candidates and defrauded on the electoral file.'

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