Senegal's legislative election tests ruling party influence
Published on: Saturday 30 July 2022
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal is holding a legislative election Sunday, a vital test for opposition parties who are trying to minimize the ruling party's influence before the 2024 presidential election amid worries that President Macky Sall may seek a third term. About 7 million voters are eligible to elect 165 deputies in the National Assembly amid a politically tense atmosphere in the West African nation. Violent protests broke out last year after Sall’s main opponent, Ousmane Sonko, was arres
