Opposition presses president to set date for local elections

Senegal opposition presses Faye to set date for local elections

Senegalese opposition leaders are stepping up pressure on President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to issue decrees setting a date for local elections. Uncertainty is growing over the political calendar as municipal authorities across the West African country approach the end of their five-year terms. Tensions within the governing coalition have also increased following a rift between Faye and Ousmane Sonko, whom the president removed as prime minister e…

Opposition presses president to set date for local elections

Senegal’s opposition is pressing President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to set a date for local elections that could become the first test between him and his former mentor since their dramatic split. Faye fired Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in May, splitting the ruling camp into rival factions, ahead of the 2029 presidential race. Sonko, who swiftly returned to parliament as speaker, has spent weeks demanding municipal and departmental elections be …