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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Senegal sets delayed presidential elections for march 24 - What They Never Told You

Senegalese gendarmes on patrol during demonstrations called by opposition parties in the capital, Dakar, on February 4, 2024, to protest against the postponement of presidential elections [John Wessels/AFP]

Senegal will hold its delayed presidential election on March 24, the government has said, following weeks of political turmoil and violent protests calling for an immediate vote.

The announcement on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting followed a February ruling in which the country’s top court declared that outgoing President Macky Sall’s plans to hold the vote after his term expires on April 2 were unconstitutional.

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