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Senegal Presidential Candidate List Excludes Opposition Leader Sonko

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (C) has been jailed on a number of charges he says are intended to prevent him running in the February 25 elections (Credit: AFP)

Senegal's Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade.

Those listed include Prime Minister Amadou Ba, chosen by President Macky Sall as his successor after Sall announced in July that he would not seek a third term.

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