In Senegal, the opposition joined the government thanks to the change announced on Sunday, November 1st. A switch announcing a recomposition of the Senegalese opposition.
as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idrac
“At least it has the benefit of clarifying the debate, to see who is with Macky Sall and who is not,” launches a PDS director. Thanks to the switch, the opposition made Sunday his entry into government. Idrissa Seck, who came in second in the 2019 presidential election, takes over the chairmanship of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, and two members of her party, Rewmi, are appointed ministers. Oumar Sarr, former tenor of Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), achieves the mine portfolio.
Before entering the presidential system, Idrissa Seck was tipped to become opposition leader. Now it is Ousmane Sonko who became number three in the last presidential election, being number 1 opponent.
“I think Idrissa Seck’s speech will leave a certain void in the opposition, quite logically. The one who will pass for the natural leader of the opposition, it will be Ousmane Sonko “, emphasizes Aljoner Badara Diop, professor of political science.
Need for a unified and dynamic opposition
Who else should weigh in against the majority? Khalifa Sall, the former mayor of Dakar who was forgiven last year by Macky Sall, remains unjustified and very discreet. As for the PDS, it is weakened by internal divisions over the place allotted to Karim Wade, son of the former president, in exile in Qatar. Certain members of the Liberal Party personally evoke an alliance with the Pastef of Ousmane Sonko.
“Sonko has not said a word about it. Ousmane Sonko criticizes the system. It can not be well understood to enter into an alliance with PDS. But in any case, what would save the opposition today is to form a dynamic group. We need a strong opposition in a democracy, ”estimates Moussa Diaw, research professor at Gaston Berger University.
Next deadline and next test for the opposition: local elections, scheduled in principle before March 2021.
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