Last day of campaigning before the early legislative elections on Sunday… A “ 2nd half », thatWatt Serrabetween Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, head of the Pastef list, and former president Macky Sall, who defends the opposition coalition Takku Wallu. “ He intends to give proof, writes the Burkinabè news site, that after power, there is still power. Without having left Morocco, Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s predecessor gathered around him to keep the opposition in possession of the National Assembly. » « Between Macky Sall and Ousmane Sonko, who will win this new confrontation ? » asks Watt Serra. « The two captains kept the same jerseys “, more ” the opposition became the power, and the power became the opposition. Only the referee, in this case the people, remained the same. »
« Beyond entirely political ambitions, behind these legislative elections, personal destinies are playing out against the backdrop of revanchist instincts. », analyse The Countryalways from Ouagadougou. “ For the Ousmane Sonko-Diomaye Faye duo, it is about making the former head of state, Macky Sall, who made his life difficult », recalls the Burkinabe daily. And for the ex-president, “ who has certainly not yet digested having been rejected from the presidential palaceestimated The Country, it is first of all a matter of protecting oneself from any legal hassle ».
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The violence of the campaign relegated the debates to the background
« Four coalitions will try to garner the maximum number of deputies », summarizes the Burkinabè daily, with a “ match within a match for two of them ». « For Takku Wallu and the others, it will be about imposing cohabitation and an almost ungovernable Senegal for Pastef », analyse Today in Faso, which specifies that “ the autonomous electoral commission said it was ready for the big day » : « The logistical and organizational challenges have been almost overcome ; the ballot boxes, voting booths and staff are also ready “. It remains to wait for the outcome of these elections, after a campaign which “ has transformed into a theater of tensions where violence has eclipsed debates of ideas », Regrets Seneplus. “ However, many citizens hoped to attend promising debates », assures the Senegalese website, specifying that “ the issues addressed in the rare moments of debate were of capital importance. Public debt, the budget deficit, taxation and the management of mining and energy resources are all issues that deserve in-depth examination. ” More ” the promises of radical changes, carried by each camp, have been eclipsed by strategies of denigration and personal attacks », adds Seneplus, which therefore keeps “ a bitter taste » of this campaign.
« Whatever the motivations for this violencecontinues The Country, they are unworthy of Senegal which until now had remained presented as a democratic beacon on the continent. The political class has no right to harvest the legacy patiently built by the founding fathers », warns The Countrywho concludes that, “ for all these reasons, Senegal must not disappoint ».
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Authoritarian drift in Benin?
As reportedThe New Tribunethe NGO assures that the detention of this law professor is “ arbitrary “. Amnesty International bases itself on the conclusion, which has just been made public, of the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention. He believes that Joël Aïvo was “ incarcerated because of his mobilization and his political commitment in favor of democracy », reports The World Africa. The French newspaper recalls that this “ constitutionalist was convicted in December 2021, ten years of criminal imprisonment and almost 68 000 fine of euros for “money laundering” and “endangering state security” ». More ” for many international NGOs, this convictionadded The World Africa, illustrates the authoritarian drift since Patrice Talon came to power “. The daily also specifies that “ the same day » where the opinion of the working group on arbitrary detention was delivered on the case of Joël Aïvo, “ Louis-Philippe Houndégnon, the former director general of the national police, was arrested by an armed commando at his home ». « In recent weeks, precise The World Africa, former relatives of the president were also arrested and incarcerated in Cotonou prison ».
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