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Amadou Ba’s movement welcomes Macky Sall’s withdrawal from UN race

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Amadou Ba’s movement welcomes Macky Sall’s withdrawal from UN race

The La Nouvelle Responsabilité Jamm-Ji movement, associated with former Senegalese prime minister Amadou Ba, has welcomed Macky Sall’s withdrawal from the race for the UN secretary-generalship. In a statement, it said the decision, taken after the Security Council’s straw poll on 16 October, could help pave the way for a consensus candidacy, Senenews reports.

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