Senegal’s National Dialogue Council will propose postponing the June 2 presidential election and recommend that President Macky Sall remain in office until his successor is sworn in, Ndiawar Paye, a member of Senegal’s National Dialogue Council, said on Tuesday.

The West African country was due to become an oil and gas producer by the end of this year, but has been plunged into an unprecedented political crisis after Saar postponed elections scheduled for February 25.

Ahead of the proposed date, Saar organized two days of talks to ease tensions. He and parliament failed to postpone a Feb. 25 vote by 10 months, sparking unrest and warnings of democratic backsliding in one of West Africa’s more stable democracies hit by a coup.

Payet told Reuters the recommendation would be sent to Sall, who would make the final decision.

It was unclear whether Sall would accept the recommendation, but his decision could come on Tuesday or Wednesday, he said by phone.

The talks in the capital Dakar have been boycotted by many in the opposition, some of whom want a vote before Sall’s term expires on April 2.

Payet said the committee agreed that early June was the most feasible time for a vote.

“There are many religious holidays in May, so elections cannot be held then,” he said.

It is unclear how the opposition will respond to the proposed date. It mounted a successful legal challenge to the initial postponement, leading the top constitutional authority to rule the postponement as illegal and require Saar to find a new date as soon as possible.