European Union sends 90 observers for Senegal vote (AP)

DAKAR, Senegal ? The European Union says that it will deploy 90 observers to Senegal for the West African country's February presidential elections.

Thijs Berman, a deputy in the European parliament who is heading the mission, said Thursday that the Senegalese government had accorded them "total freedom." He says that EU monitors will be allowed to visit any polling precinct and any building related to the tallying of the votes.

Tension is rising in Senegal, following this week's announcement that 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade deposited his application to run for a third, seven-year term.

The constitution was changed after Wade came to power in 2000 in order to impose a two-term limit. Wade has argued that the law is not retroactive, and he should be allowed to seek a third term since the legislation was not in effect when he was first elected president.

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