The country should allow eligible candidates to contest the presidential election and in so doing uphold its democratic status in the region
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The elections were supposed to be held on 25 February, with the incumbent president, Macky Sall, publicly declaring that he would not run for a third term. But it seems Sall still has an interest in who takes over from him. Every given election is a moment in the making of history, either for the better or for worse and some candidates stand out like a shining jewel. In this election, there is no candidate who has sparked the interest of so many and stolen their hearts as a 49-year-old man who the regime is determined to remove from the ballot. His name is Ousmane Sonko, a former tax inspector turned politician. A husband and father of six.
The political persecution of Sonko could have been predicted by anyone. In September 2021, Sonko formed the Free the People coalition and began to poach some parties from the United in Hope coalition, to which the ruling party belongs. For a charismatic fellow like Ousumane, the sky’s the limit. His coalition successfully gained control of local councils in the capital Dakar and he was elected mayor of Ziguinchor during the 2022 local elections.
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