Are we heading towards the end of the proliferation of political parties? Yes, if we are to believe L’Observateur, which reports in its Monday edition that the current regime is close to launching the project of “rationalization of public space.” “After the media, the new authorities want to resolve the problem of the plethora of political groups in Senegal where we are talking about around 400” entities of the kind, informs the source. The daily newspaper of the Future Media Group does not say when and how the power of President Diomaye Faye would intend to “resolve the problem”. But one thing is certain, strict application of the legal provisions governing the creation and operation of political groups would be enough to put the shop in order. This is the opinion of the political leaders interviewed by the newspaper. “If the law were applied, we would not have more than 200 parties in this country. It is enough to apply the law to rationalize political parties in Senegal,” says Maguèye Kassé, member of the political bureau of the Independence and Labor Party (Pit). Kassé understands that no Senegalese political group currently meets all the legal criteria such as the existence of functioning bodies (Central Committee, political bureau, secretariat, etc.) and the publication of the financial report. Not even Pastef (power). In any case as far as the submission of accounts is concerned, underlines Ousmane Badiane, the election manager of the Democratic League (Ld). “Neither the party or coalition in power nor the opposition is doing it,” he asserts, still in L’Observateur. And since no one does it, it’s difficult to enforce the law. We cannot apply it to some and leave others.”
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