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EU mission in Senegal asks to meet detained presidential candidate / 34HB8GQ
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The mission deployed by the European Union to Senegal to observe the presidential election on 25 February is asking to meet the candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is currently in prison, and considers it "very important" that he be able to campaign. "Our aim is to see all the candidates who have been validated by the Constitutional Council, whatever their situation, and we hope to be able to meet Mr Diomaye wherever possible", the mission’s head in Senegal, Malin Björk, tells a news conference. "I think it is very important that the candidates who have been selected by the Constitutional Council should be able to campaign on an equal footing,” Ms Björk adds. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES