The constitutional court has annulled president Macky Sall’s decree and a contentious bill passed by parliament moving the Presidential Election to December.
Sall, had announced he was pushing the election back because of what he claimed were concerns over the eligibility of opposition candidates.
A six-month postponement was originally proposed, but a last-minute amendment extended it to 10 months, or 15 December, a move that sparked uproar from opposition.
Sall, had reiterated that he was not planning to run for office again, but his critics accused him of either trying to cling on to power or unfairly influencing whoever succeeds him.
