SenegalDecide: outgoing President Sall deplores the high cost of elections

President Macky Sall of Senegal has deplored THE high cost of organize elections In Africa.

THE president, of which mandate ends on 2 April When THE new president-elect, Bassirou Faye, takes on, said while democracy remains THE best form of government, THE process of choose leaders East enough ruinous has THE economy of African nations.

M Sall spoke When THE head of THE ECOWAS observer band has witness Sundays presidential election, Ibrahim Gambari, paid him A courtesy visit on Monday.

He said her country spent on 14 billion CFA ($23 million) has organize THE election.

THE president WHO appeared content with THE path THE elections went even However THE candidate of her to party, ancient Prime Minister Tinder Ba, lost, said he was happy has to have supervised A peaceful And successful election.

President Sal, However, deplored What he called THE overwhelming And unfair powers brandi by certain establishments In Senegal. Although he did not mention any of them specific band, he was easy has see that he was referent has THE constitutional court which had rejected her call For THE postponement of THE elections.

THE judges had Also vetoed THE requests of leading Islamic clerics In THE country has postpone vote until After Ramadan.

President Sall note that THE sort of power brandi by a few of these establishments was opposite has THE Constitution of Senegal which said No A must to have more powers that THE duly elected representatives of THE people, either In THE executive bifurcate Or THE legislature.

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THE ECOWAS head of assignment agreed with THE Senegalese president that THE cost of THE election was Indeed high. He recalled that When he supervised A election In Congo, he cost THE government on 500 million dollars has to drive THE surveys.

He said he East important has look In THE prohibitive cost of elections.

THE ancient undersecretary of THE United Country rented THE people of Senegal For maintain THE principles of democracy And organize A peaceful election.

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