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| President Macky Sall was elected in 2012 AFP |
Senegalese President
Macky Sall has announced plans to reduce the length of time the head of
state can stay in office.
BBC
Africa Live report continues:
Under
the present constitution, a Senegalese president can serve two seven-year
terms, but Mr Sall wants that to be cut to two five-year terms - a pledge he
made when campaigning for office.
The
proposals are expected to be put to a referendum, but a date has not yet
been decided.
Mr Sall said he would stand
for re-election next year, five years after he was elected president, instead
of 2019, the date under the current constitution.
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