Senegal’s parliament speaker quits two days after prime minister sacked

Senegal’s parliament speaker, El Malick Ndiaye, has announced his resignation, deepening ​political turmoil in the West African ‌nation two days after the president dismissed the government.

• Ndiaye, a senior figure in the ruling ​PASTEF party, said on Sunday ​his resignation was a personal decision, giving ⁠the “higher interest of the nation” as ​a reason for his departure.
• President Bassirou Diomaye ​Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday and dissolved the government after months of mounting tension ​between the two leaders.
• Ties between Faye ​and Sonko, allies who swept to power together ‌in ⁠2024, soured against a backdrop of growing economic challenges linked to debt and domestic fallout from the Iran war.
• Members of parliament ​are set ​to convene ⁠on Tuesday to vote on reinstating Sonko as a lawmaker ​and to elect a new ​speaker ⁠for the National Assembly to replace Ndiaye.
• Some critics say reinstating Sonko would be illegal ⁠as ​he has never been ​a member of parliament.

المصدر: MyJoyOnline (GH)