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Senegal: Do we elect kings now?

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal, Elections, Governance, Politics

Blog politique du Senegal writes of Karim Wade, the President's son, and his intention to run for president [1] (Fr): “In theory, Karim Wade [has the right to] run for president, like any other Senegalese” but “the privileged, not to mention abusive, position that Karim Wade occupies in the state apparatus makes his presence in the race at the very least biased, if not immoral.”