Senegalese president names coalition candidate for elections

Macky Sall’s resolution to appoint his PM “didn’t obtain unanimous assist,” political scientist Ogo Seck informed RT

Senegalese President Macky Sall selected Prime Minister Amadou Ba as a candidate for the upcoming February 2024 presidential election. He acquired formal approval for the nomination on Saturday throughout a gathering of the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition broadcasted reside on nationwide tv.

In a nationwide handle in July, the chief government introduced that he wouldn’t search a 3rd time period. Violent opposition protests in Senegal had been fueled by the uncertainty over whether or not he would search a 3rd time period.

Sall is the primary Senegalese president to decide on to restrict himself to 2 phrases by voluntary means. In response to the Senegalese Structure, the president can solely serve two phrases. In 2012, he was elected for a seven-year time period and once more in 2019 for a lowered five-year time period because of a constitutional overhaul. 

After Ba was introduced because the coalition’s flag bearer on Saturday, Agriculture Minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, who was one of many candidates for the inauguration, introduced his resignation from the federal government, per media studies.

Chatting with RT on Tuesday, Ogo Seck, a political scientist and professor at Gastenberger College, stated that Sall’s resolution to appoint his prime minister “didn’t obtain unanimous assist.” 


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Seck stated there have been 12 different candidates from the ruling coalition, with a few of them unable not take part within the elections for authorized causes, which influenced the president’s resolution to appoint Ba. The skilled recounted the violent moments in Senegal in June when individuals have been wounded and killed, which has left “a mark on the political lifetime of the nation over the previous few months.”

He additionally added that “there’s a threat of tensions” as a result of if a candidate doesn’t participate within the elections “sure issues might come up.”

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