ON THE night between February 5 and 6, the deputies in the National Assembly of Senegal voted to postpone the presidential election to December 15 this year. The vote was held after the Gendarmerie forcibly removed opposition deputies from the Chamber, and passed it with 105 MPs in favour, and one against.
President Macky Sall will remain in office until his successor is chosen, even as his mandate is set to expire on April 2.
As the National Assembly convened on Monday, protesters gathered outside the building chanting “Macky Sall dictator!” and demanding that elections be held as