Senegal | Senegal postpones elections, international community worried

of West Africa Senegal will postpone the presidential elections scheduled for a little over two weeks until December, the country's parliament decided after hours of discussions on Monday.

The extraordinary decision has caused great concern in the international community, as Senegal has traditionally been one of the most stable countries in the region. During the session of the Parliament, the authorities removed the representatives of the opposition. The police also intervened in the demonstrations outside the parliament.

The current president Macky Sall remains in office until his successor is elected.

Sall's opponents suspect that the president would try to extend his legal two-year term for a third. Sall has denied the accusations.