Senegal will hold presidential elections "as soon as possible", the government announced after the Constitutional Court ruled that President Macky Sall's postponement of the election was illegal. This is reported by AP.
Sall will follow the court's decision, says his spokesperson Yoro Dia. However, no new date has been set.
After Sall announced that the election would be postponed from February 25 to mid-December, widespread protests broke out in the country.
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Tear gas against protesters in troubled Senegal
Police in Senegal on Friday fired tear gas at demonstrators protesting President Macky Sall's controversial postponement of presidential elections, a Reuters reporter on the scene said.
Meanwhile, more than 130 opposition figures are reported to have been released from prison since Thursday, and several hundred more are to be released, according to AFP - an attempt by Sall to add fuel to the waves.
Sall has sparked anger in Senegal with his decision to postpone the February 25 election until mid-December, and the country's constitutional court believes he acted illegally.
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Postponed elections in Senegal may be moved back
Senegalese President Macky Sall acted illegally when he decided to move the presidential election from February 25 to mid-December. That's what the country's constitutional court thinks, according to several media.
It was earlier in February that Sall decided to postpone the presidential election, first indefinitely, then until December. The announcement has been met with large protests in the country.
The Constitutional Court has called on the authorities to organize an election "as soon as possible".
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