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Macky Sall marshals troops for local elections

The postponement of local elections from December 2019 until late 2020 has given the Senegalese president an extra year in which to gear up his party, the APR, for the electoral battle. [...]

Published on 11.09.2019 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Senegal
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Senegal
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Macky Sall's APR party riven by divisions as parliamentary elections loom

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Senegal
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Senegal
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