Sonko Elected Senegal’s National Assembly President
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