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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.
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