Senegal’s President Says Democracy Intact After Delayed Vote Turmoil
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Senegalese president Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, on March 19.
Photographer: Annika Hammerschlag/BloombergSenegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to delay elections that plunged the West African nation into turmoil, and insisted its democracy and institutions remain intact.
“It’s true, we had a bad start, of a month or so,” he said in an interview in the capital, Dakar, on Tuesday. “It was a difficult experience, but one that will strengthen us despite the uncertainties.”