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POLITICSMay 26 · 13:02 UTCFRANCE 24FRANCE24

Senegal's ex-PM elected National Assembly speaker despite sacking from president

Senegal's National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker on May 26, amid a vote boycotted by the opposition. The move heightens political tensions between President Faye and Sonko's supporters over economic reforms targeting the country's debt crisis.

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