parliamentary leadership challenge

Sonko Elected Senegal’s National Assembly President

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A Rapid Return to the Legislative Perch

Ousmane Sonko was elected president of the Senegalese National Assembly on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, securing 132 of 133 votes cast. This return to high office follows his dismissal as prime minister by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye four days earlier, signaling a deepening political divide within the nation’s governing coalition. A Rapid Return to the … Read more

Faye Fires Sonko as Senegal’s Prime Minister

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Executive Decree Ends Partnership

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and his entire government on Friday, May 22, 2026. The decree, read on national television, ends a period of escalating tensions between the two leaders, who had risen to power together in April 2024 promising significant political change for the nation. Executive Decree Ends Partnership … Read more