Senegalese president announces postponement of Feb. 25 presidential election
STORY: Senegalese president announces postponement of Feb. 25 presidential election
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 3, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:35
LOCATION: Dakar
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Senegalese President Macky Sall making a message broadcast to the nation
STORYLINE:
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the postponement of the presidential election originally scheduled for Feb. 25.
The announcement was made in a message broadcast to the nation just a few hours before the start of the electoral campaign midnight Sunday.
The National Assembly adopted a bill on Saturday to request the six-month postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election.
Twenty candidates were cleared by the Constitutional Council to compete in the polls. President Macky Sall has decided not to run for a third term.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dakar.
(XHTV)
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