{"id":4015,"date":"2026-05-26T12:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/senegal-parliament-elects-ousted-prime-minister-sonko-as-speaker\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:02:18","slug":"senegal-parliament-elects-ousted-prime-minister-sonko-as-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/senegal-parliament-elects-ousted-prime-minister-sonko-as-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal parliament elects ousted prime minister Sonko as speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>DAKAR &#8211; Senegal&#8217;s parliament elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as speaker on Tuesday, a move that could give him a powerful platform to challenge President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/bay-area-braces-for-trumps-tougher-calfresh-rules\/\">Bay Area braces for Trump\u2019s tougher CalFresh rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Faye dismissed Sonko on Friday and dissolved the cabinet, ending months of speculation about a growing rift between the two over how to handle the country&#8217;s debt crisis. <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The move has intensified uncertainty over how the government would repay its loans after it discovered billions in unreported debt. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers rebelled by reinstating Sonko as a member and voting to elect him as speaker with 132 votes in favour. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/disability-insurance-protect-your-paycheck\/\">Disability Insurance: Protect Your Paycheck<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The opposition described the manoeuvre as a scandal and questioned the legitimacy of the appointment.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is happening is a black day at the National Assembly,&#8221; said opposition lawmaker Abdou Mbow.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Diadie Ba and Ayen Deng Bior; Editing by Jessica Donati and Alexander Winning)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/fintech-startup-parker-files-for-bankruptcy-and-shuts-down\/\">Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy and shuts down<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 26, 2026 at 4:17 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAKAR &#8211; Senegal&#39;s parliament elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as speaker on Tuesday, a move that could give him a powerful platform to challenge President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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