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Senegal: Macky Sall Says He Will Not Seek a Third Term as President
DW, 3 July 2023
The announcement by Senegal's president is expected to end widespread speculation that he would seek re-election despite a two-term limit. Read more »
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Senegal: U.S Praises President for Bowing Out of 2024 Election
VOA, 4 July 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has praised Senegal President Macky Sall's announcement that he would not seek a third term in next year's election. Read more »
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Senegal: Sall Announcement - 'It's a Relief. It's a Bomb That's Been Deactivated'
VOA, 4 July 2023
After years of speculation, Senegalese President Macky Sall shocked the nation Monday night when he announced he would not seek a third term in office. The decision is a win for… Read more »
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Senegal: Senegal - Behind the Protests Is a Fight for Democratic Freedoms
The Conversation Africa, 3 July 2023
President Macky Sall's unwillingness to confirm he will not run for a third term in 2024, and the targeting of political opponents, have created a political powder keg in Senegal. Read more »
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Senegal: Senegal Waits for President Macky Sall to Reveal If He Plans to Run Again
RFI, 30 June 2023
As Senegal waits to learn whether President Macky Sall plans to plans to run in next year's presidential election, he has promised to speak publicly after the Muslim holiday of Eid… Read more »
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Senegal: Macky Sall Rules Out Run for Third Term As President
RFI, 4 July 2023
Senegal's President Macky Sall announced that he won't seek re-election in a speech on national television on Monday evening. Read more »
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Senegal: Power to the People
CFR, 6 July 2023
Senegalese leader's belated disavowal of a third term ambition is a win for the country's civil society and the region's prodemocracy coalition. Read more »
Senegal's President Macky Sall Rules Out Third Term Bid
Senegal's President Macky Sall on July 3, 2023, ruled out running for a third term in office. This announcement is expected to end widespread speculation that he would seek re-election despite a two-term limit.
Uncertainty about the president's intentions has led to a year of unrest and occasionally violent protests in the typically peaceful West African country.
Sall, elected president in 2012 and 2019, is constitutionally limited to two terms. Despite this, his supporters had argued that a 2016 constitutional change reset his term count, positioning him to run in the 2024 presidential polls.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has praised Sall's announcement. In a statement Blinken said, "We believe that free and fair elections and transitions of power yield stronger institutions and more stable and prosperous countries. President Sall's clear statement sets an example for the region, in contrast to those who seek to erode respect for democratic principles, including term limits."
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A demonstrator with the Senegalese flag on the Place de la Nation in Dakar during a rally against a possible 3rd term of Macky Sall, at the call of the opposition platform F24, May 12, 2023.
