Ousmane sonko elected Senegal assembly president amid political tensions

May 26, 2026September 25, 2026 Ousmane Tandja

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Four days after being dismissed as Senegal’s Prime Minister, former premier Ousmane Sonko was elected president of the National Assembly in a session boycotted by opposition parties. These parties condemned the move as an unconstitutional power grab.

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  Senegal: opposition boycotts Parliament session to reinstate former PM Sonko as deputy

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  Senegal: Ousmane Sonko faces no-confidence motion

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  Senegal: National Assembly to appoint new president

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  Senegal: President Diomaye Faye dissolves Assembly, sets new elections for November 17

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  Senegal’s National Assembly holds first ordinary session since election

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  Senegal: rising tensions between executive and legislative branches

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  Senegal: Sonko announces plan to repeal amnesty law

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  Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye names Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister

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  Senegal: President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismisses Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko

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  Senegal: Diomaye Faye-Sonko rift – signs of thawing?

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  Senegal: Faye-Sonko alliance – end of the honeymoon period?

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  Senegal: Sonko “interpellates” Diomaye Faye

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  Senegal: O. Sonko unveils breakaway project in general policy statement

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  Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially sworn in as president

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  Senegal: Sonko denounces Macron administration’s stance during crackdown

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  Senegal launches widespread corruption investigations, former minister detained

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  Amadou Sall, former Senegalese Justice Minister: “There is no plot against Ousmane Sonko”

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