, Now definitively excluded from the presidential race, the imprisoned Ousmane Sonko waits to learn whether his stand-in, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, will be allowed out of jail to campaign in person. Although detained since April on a charge of incitement to insurrection, Faye has not been convicted and remains eligible.
(Bloomberg) Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko backed his deputy for next month’s presidential election after being eliminated from the vote earlier this month.Most Read from BloombergTraders Line Up for ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Emerging Markets BetThree US Troops Killed in Attack Tied to Iran-Backed GroupsHouthi Hit on Russian Fuel Has Oil Traders Recalculating RisksSingapore’s $200,000 Toyotas Fuel Angst Over Widening Wealth GapReddit Advised to Target at Least $5 Billion Valuation in
Fears of mass demonstrations after leading oppositionist excluded from next month s elections.
, Confirmation that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, will not be on the ballot for February s presidential elections came after the electoral commission announced the 20 candidates who have been approved to contest the first round on 25 February.