The discussion surrounding the timing of Senegal’s upcoming local elections has intensified. Following Ousmane Sonko’s direct appeal to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to set the electoral calendar, Deputy El Malick Ndiaye has now also expressed a resolute stance on the matter.
Speaking in Linguère, where he hosted Ousmane Sonko during Pastef’s membership card sales tour, the parliamentarian asserted that any postponement of the local elections should be out of the question.
El Malick Ndiaye specifically drew a connection between the significant public engagement observed during Pastef’s card sales operations and the ongoing debate over the electoral schedule.
“Our membership card sales initiatives are profoundly stirring the nation, in a positive sense. Across the country, people are eagerly acquiring Pastef membership cards. This momentum could potentially influence the date of the next elections,” he declared.
The former National Assembly president remained unequivocal regarding the holding of the polls.
“However, these elections, no one can postpone them. Whether they wish it or not, the contest will happen,” he firmly warned, emphasizing the inevitability of the vote.
This statement by El Malick Ndiaye comes just hours after Ousmane Sonko’s address in Louga.
The leader of Pastef had similarly called upon the head of state to issue a decree establishing the date for the upcoming local elections, affirming that such a decision falls squarely within presidential prerogatives.
“While issuing decrees to dismiss officials like Fadilou Keïta and Waly Diouf Bodiang falls within his presidential powers, and no one disputes that, the President should similarly issue a decree to establish the election date. These are all straightforward decrees,” Sonko had articulated.
These dual declarations collectively amplify the political pressure surrounding the electoral timetable, as the date for the next local elections continues to generate questions and anticipation within the Senegalese political landscape.
Speaking in Linguère, where he hosted Ousmane Sonko during Pastef’s membership card sales tour, the parliamentarian asserted that any postponement of the local elections should be out of the question.
“No one can postpone them”
El Malick Ndiaye specifically drew a connection between the significant public engagement observed during Pastef’s card sales operations and the ongoing debate over the electoral schedule.
“Our membership card sales initiatives are profoundly stirring the nation, in a positive sense. Across the country, people are eagerly acquiring Pastef membership cards. This momentum could potentially influence the date of the next elections,” he declared.
The former National Assembly president remained unequivocal regarding the holding of the polls.
“However, these elections, no one can postpone them. Whether they wish it or not, the contest will happen,” he firmly warned, emphasizing the inevitability of the vote.
Following Sonko’s declaration
This statement by El Malick Ndiaye comes just hours after Ousmane Sonko’s address in Louga.
The leader of Pastef had similarly called upon the head of state to issue a decree establishing the date for the upcoming local elections, affirming that such a decision falls squarely within presidential prerogatives.
“While issuing decrees to dismiss officials like Fadilou Keïta and Waly Diouf Bodiang falls within his presidential powers, and no one disputes that, the President should similarly issue a decree to establish the election date. These are all straightforward decrees,” Sonko had articulated.
These dual declarations collectively amplify the political pressure surrounding the electoral timetable, as the date for the next local elections continues to generate questions and anticipation within the Senegalese political landscape.
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