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Senegal's leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns

The empty chair could give Sonko a return route through a PASTEF-majority parliament

May 25, 8:09 AM EDT Cross-checked across 2 sources

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Some speculate that El Malick Ndiaye stepped down so that ousted-PM Ousmane Sonko can take his place.

Frame 1Speaker El Malick Ndiaye quit after Faye dismissed Sonko and dissolved the government.
Frame 2The empty chair could give Sonko a return route through a PASTEF-majority parliament.
Frame 3Ndiaye framed the resignation as duty after months of tension between Faye and Sonko.
Frame 4Deputies were summoned Tuesday to reinstate Sonko as an MP and elect a new speaker.
Frame 5The unresolved question is whether parliament now complicates Faye's reform agenda.

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Published: May 25, 8:09 AM EDT
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