Senegal: former prime minister Ousmane Sonko elected National Assembly president

Senegal: former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko elected president of the National Assembly

Former Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko was elected president of the National Assembly just four days after being dismissed by the Head of State. The opposition boycotted the session, denouncing what they called “a constitutional coup.”

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