DAKAR - A number of Senegalese associations on Thursday urged President Macky Sall to dispel doubts and publicly declare that he would not run for a third term, which they say could sow "chaos."
Sall, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2019, has for months remained vague on whether or not he intends to seek a third mandate in 2024.
The constitution stipulates that a president cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. But the president's supporters argue that a 2016 constitutional revision has reset the clock.
The opposition promises fierce resistance if Sall, who is currently president of the African Union, does seek another term.
In a statement Thursday, human rights and democracy organisations pointed to the "particularly tragic" consequences of attempts to force third terms elsewhere in Africa -- an issue that in Guinea and Ivory Coast has led to explosive violence.
