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Citing concerns about the disqualification of two opposition candidates the outgoing president holds up the vote, President Macky Sall s postponing of the presidential election scheduled for 25 February risks plunging Senegal into a deeper political confrontation.
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.
The leading oppositionist could still be barred from running in next month s presidential elections, The suspense continues. On 5 January, the Constitutional Court will rule on statements from 13 parliamentarians in support of the presidential candidacy of Ousmane Sonko, leader of the officially dissolved Pastef Les Patriotes. The first round of Senegal s presidential elections is due on 25 February.