Senegal 85-year-old President seeking another term al-bandar were protest strongly

Senegal President abdullah "al-bandar ·

Confucius News network Senegal points department reports, west African countries in Senegal on February 26, the presidential election, but as the election date of the approaching, the country of the security situation in the capital Dakar is more and more nervous. According to the British media, by the local time 19, the opposition demonstrators and police violence between has killed at least 10 people died.

Senegal President abdullah "· this year is 85-years-old al-bandar, he currently seeking the second term. Opponents argued that, as the President has two al-bandar voted for again violate the constitution, however al-bandar argue that since 2000 the constitution requires the President can be at most a second term, his first term is since 1999, so should not receive the rules constraint, he still has the right to compete for the President.

1 at the end of the month, Senegal higher court ascertained that the presidential candidates have al-bandar qualifications, cause the opposition strong dissatisfaction. And in Dakar in the region near the opposition demonstrators took to the streets in protest. Since February 15, on, the demonstrators and the contradiction between the police and the deepening, the bloodshed and continues to happen many times since.

Witnesses said, on 19 February opposition demonstrators gathered in the presidential palace in Dakar around, they were very excited mood, setting up barricades blocked the road to the presidential palace, set fire to tires in the road, and even smashed the car near the presidential palace parked in the glass. The military police, firing tear gas and rubber bullets into fighting back, cause many demonstrators were hurt.

On the same day, in about 24 kilometers from Dakar Rufiske, a demonstration of the man in the head rubber bullets hit have died, so far at least 10 people in Senegal last more than 20 days were killed in the protests.

It is reported, 14 candidates compete for 26 of the presidential elections held in Senegal. Al-bandar competition is trying to put pressure on him to a alliance, its refusal to give up to run. More than opposition leader and a group called "M-23" civil society also claimed that if al-bandar run on, they will make Senegal anarchy. Earlier, the United States and France are said say they hope to al-bandar handed over power to the younger generation.