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      COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE S.E Catherine Samba Panza, cheffe de Mission d’observation de l’Union africaine au Sénégal échange avec les acteurs impliqués dans le processus électoral

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      COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE S.E Catherine Samba Panza, cheffe de Mission d’observation de l’Union africaine au Sénégal échange avec les acteurs impliqués dans le processus électoral
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      Dakar, Sénégal, 31 Juillet 2017 : La Présidente Catherine Samba Panza, cheffe de la Mission d’observation électorale de l’Union africaine (MOEUA) pour les législatives du 30 juillet 2017, a été reçue en audience le 31 juillet 2017 par le chef de l’Etat sénégalais, le Président Macky Sall.
      La cheffe de la Mission a indiqué au président sénégalais combien il était important pour l’Union africaine et le Président de la Commission de l’UA S.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, de venir soutenir le peuple sénégalais, qui a une longue tradition de démocratie, dans ce processus électoral.
      Le Président Macky Sall a, quant à lui, exprimé sa satisfaction et sa fierté pour le choix porté par l’Union africaine sur la personne de la Présidente Catherine Samba Panza pour diriger la Mission d’observation de l’UA au Sénégal, de par le rôle qu’elle a joué dans la transition de son pays la Centrafrique.
      Auparavant, la cheffe de Mission s’était entretenue avant le scrutin par le Ministre de l’Intérieur, Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo, qui l’a briefé sur le processus électoral national sénégalais.
      La Présidente Catherine Samba Panza a également tenu une série d’entretiens avec différents acteurs impliqués dans le processus électoral, notamment les représentants de l’administration, la Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA), les partis et coalitions politiques ainsi que des membres de la société civile.
      Le jour du scrutin, la cheffe de la Mission d’observation électorale de l’Union africaine, s’est assuré du déploiement des quarante observateurs de l’UA dans les différents bureaux de vote sur le territoire national. Elle a personnellement visité les centres de vote dans les départements de Dakar, Pikine, Guédiawaye et Rufisque, pour s’enquérir des conditions de déroulement du vote. Elle a ainsi pu constater qu’en dépit de quelques dysfonctionnements, les opérations de vote se sont déroulées dans le calme. Elle a également pu noter l’engouement du peuple sénégalais à se rendre aux urnes.

      La cheffe de Mission d’observation de l’UA a assisté à l’ouverture et la fermeture des bureaux au centre de vote Bibi Ndiaye de Dakar. Elle a également rendu visite à la Plateforme de veille des femmes pour la paix et la sécurité, pour échanger sur l’implication des femmes dans le processus électoral.
      Le lendemain du scrutin, la présidente Catherine Samba Panza, a eu un entretien avec le président de la Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA), Doudou Ndir avec qui elle a eu un échange fructueux sur le déroulement du vote. Par la suite elle s’est rendue au ministre des Affaires Etrangères, ou elle a été reçue par le Ministre Mankeur Ndiaye, avant de rencontrer l’ancien président sénégalais Me Abdoulaye Wade, tête de liste nationale de la « Coalition Gagnante Wattu Sénégal ».
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