Senegal Plunged Into Crisis As Opposition Blasts 'Democratic Bankruptcy'

The opposition in Senegal has denounced the delayed election as a 'constitutional coup' (Credit: AFP)

The Senegalese opposition on Tuesday denounced a "constitutional coup" after parliament voted to delay the presidential election by 10 months, plunging the normally stable country into its worst crisis in decades.

Lawmakers backed postponing this month's polls until December 15 during a lengthy and heated debate, which at times descended into shoving and pushing.