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A Senegalese judge on Thursday ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral roll, clearing the way for him to stand in next year’s presidential election. Sonko was struck off Senegal’s electoral register after being sentenced in June to two years’ imprisonment for morally corrupting a young person. Sonko now has until December 26 to officially declare his candidacy ahead of the 2024 election, but an appeal by the government could still derail his ambitions of running for office, FRANCE 24’s correspondent Sam Bradpiece said.
