From our correspondent in Dakar

The sacred union seems already a thing of the past. Macky Sall had received all opposition representatives at the Palace in late March. Before obtaining the Assembly's vote to allow him to legislate by executive order. But after his statement to the nation Monday evening, the opposition has awakened.

Before the press yesterday, Ousmane Sonko, president of the Pastef / Les Patriotes party, denounced "a fiasco", "a turnaround that will have serious consequences".

For its part, Idrissa Seck's Rewmi party, which came second in the last presidential election, says it is "disappointed" by the head of state. For Déthié Fall, vice-president of Rewmi, Macky Sall is shirking his responsibilities. The same criticism comes from former Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye. Macky Sall's decisions resemble "very much 'do as you please, from now on I don't care'" writes the leader of the Alliance for Citizenship and Work (ACT). As for Wade's PDS, radio silence. "We have not planned a statement for the moment", indicates its spokesperson.

For its part, the association of Senegal's imams and Islamic scholars ultimately approves the reopening of mosques "while respecting barrier measures", after having judged the measure "premature".

Senegal recorded its 22nd death on the evening of Wednesday, May 13. A 69-year-old man who died at Dakar's main hospital.