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Senegal: President allowed run for 3rd term, N'Dour blocked; 2 killed in protests
Senegal readied for fresh protests on Tuesday after security forces shot dead a 60-year-old woman and a teenager at a rally against President Abdoulaye Wade's controversial bid for a third term.
Tensions have escalated in the West African nation after the constitutional council gave Wade the green light to run in February 26 polls, prompting international calls for calm and condemnations of violence.
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The opposition argues that the constitution allows a president to serve only two consecutive terms, but Wade says the law, which was amended in 2008, does not apply retroactively and cannot take into account his previous two terms.
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Former colonial power France said Senegal was excluding some groups from the vote after three candidates including music icon Youssou Ndour were rejected by the constitutional council.
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/2-killed-in-Senegal-protest-against-Wade-20120131
Tensions have escalated in the West African nation after the constitutional council gave Wade the green light to run in February 26 polls, prompting international calls for calm and condemnations of violence.
...
The opposition argues that the constitution allows a president to serve only two consecutive terms, but Wade says the law, which was amended in 2008, does not apply retroactively and cannot take into account his previous two terms.
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Former colonial power France said Senegal was excluding some groups from the vote after three candidates including music icon Youssou Ndour were rejected by the constitutional council.
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/2-killed-in-Senegal-protest-against-Wade-20120131
See also:
http://www.africanews.com/site/Senegalese_opposition_to_intensify_protests/list_messages/41019
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/31/world/africa/senegal-elections/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16814181
