Doudou Ndir, Director of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), will today, Friday 19 August, conduct an inspection tour with the Administrative Committees of the Dakar, Pikine and Keur Massar Ministries to assess the progress of this process, which continues to be controversial. within the political class.
as reported from Dakar, Thea Ollivier
Registration of new voters, responsibility for changing constituencies, delisting of deceased voters … The voter lists are revised throughout the country.
Although young people aged 18-25 are poorly represented, this step is important according to Omar Dieng, vice president of young Republican leaders in the RPA, the presidential party of Macky Sall.
“It is important to revise the lists because young people tend not to vote and it will necessarily be necessary for every young person to have their voting card and be able to vote to express their vote in the next election.”
Although the majority members regret the lack of evidence, the opposition party, Pastef, continues to condemn in Dakar “undemocratic maneuvers by the mayor of the presidential movement”. For example, some block the publication of the papers necessary to justify belonging to a constituency, stated Déthié Faye, representative of the non-adapted …
“Some mayors who are candidates for their own inheritance have systematically opposed the issuance of a certificate of residence as soon as they consider the candidates to be potential voters for opponents of local elections.”
The registrations for the ballot paper end on 14 September. Local and institutional elections will take place in early 2022.
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