As Senegal gears up for upcoming elections, the lack of clear front-runners leaves the nation in a state of ambiguity
President Macky Sall will not run for a third term in next year's elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that had helped fuel deadly opposition protests last months. / Photo: AP
But Sall, who was elected in 2012 and again in 2019, ended months of speculation in early July by announcing he would not seek a third term. Some 40 candidates have already been declared, but there are no clear favourites, despite former prime ministers Idrissa Seck and Aminata Toure throwing their hats into the ring.
Shortly after Sonko's indictment on Monday, the interior minister announced the party would be dissolved.
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