Fw: Senegal protesters vow to block third term for president
Senegal protesters vow to block third term for president People power forces Abdoulaye Wade to abandon constitutional changes smoothing his re-election path Share 94 reddit this Reuters in Dakar guardian.co.uk , Friday 24 June 2011 18.17 BST Article history Protestors opposeed to President Abdoulaye Wade confront riot police outside the national assembly in Senegal's capital, Dakar. Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters Anti-government protesters in Senegal vowed to intensify their campaign to block President Abdoulaye Wade from standing in next year's election after street demonstrations forced him to back down over constitutional changes. The capital Dakar was calm on Friday after violence on Thursday prompted Wade to abandon proposed changes to election law that appeared designed to smooth his path to re-election in February 2012. The protests, which saw more than 100 people injured, energised his vocal but mostly diso