281 personnalités sénégalaises soutenant la candidature de Macky Sall à l'ONU
281 prominent Senegalese figures, including former heads of institutions, former prime ministers, ministers, sitting members of parliament, and civil society leaders, have signed a declaration endorsing and supporting former President Macky Sall's candidacy for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The signatories state: "Our political and social leanings, trajectories, and positions are indeed diverse, but it is precisely this diversity of our commitments that gives this declaration its strength and sincerity."
They emphasize the national and historic nature of this candidacy. "It does not belong to any political camp. It involves the image of our country, Senegal, and the place of Africa, our continent."
The declaration recounts Macky Sall's journey, from his beginnings as a student leader to his responsibilities as mayor, minister, President of the National Assembly, and then President of the Republic. The signatories highlight that Macky Sall has developed the stature of an experienced leader. "He is capable of reconciling lucidity and listening, vision and pragmatism, ambition and a sense of compromise," they assert.
The document's signatories underscore his continental role, notably as chair of ECOWAS and then the African Union, and his actions on global issues such as the pandemic, the Russo-Ukrainian crisis, and the reform of international governance.
The authorities state that "Seeing a compatriot ascend to the leadership of the United Nations would be a historic event of considerable significance for our country," reads the note.
For the signatories, it would be the culmination of a diplomatic tradition based on balance and dialogue, a lever for lasting influence, and a strong signal sent to Senegalese youth.
The declaration insists on the importance of equitable representation in international bodies. "Africa awaits its third Secretary-General. The international community awaits its first UN leader who is simultaneously Francophone and from the Muslim world."
In a context of multiple crises, the signatories believe Macky Sall embodies a leadership capable of uniting and building shared solutions.
Finally, the 281 figures call in unison: "We call for broad mobilization around this candidacy. We invite political forces, civil society, religious authorities, the Senegalese diaspora—in short, all the vital forces of the Nation—to rally behind this common ambition."
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