Senegal reforms: Ousmane Sonko’s party moves to clip President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's powers
- Relations between the president and his now-former prime minister deteriorated over several months, with Sonko openly criticising Faye for his handling of Senegal's debt problems.
- It came to a head in May when Faye fired Sonko as prime minister, but Sonko, whose Pastef party has a majority of the seats in the National Assembly, was chosen by MPs as the parliamentary speaker.
- The constitutional reforms, proposed by Pastef party, would strengthen parliamentary oversight by expanding lawmakers' investigative powers, requiring the government to disclose agreements about natural resources to parliame
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- Relations between the president and his now-former prime minister deteriorated over several months, with Sonko openly criticising Faye for his handling of Senegal's debt problems.
- It came to a head in May when Faye fired Sonko as prime minister, but Sonko, whose Pastef party has a majority of the seats in the National Assembly, was chosen by MPs as the parliamentary speaker.
- The constitutional reforms, proposed by Pastef party, would strengthen parliamentary oversight by expanding lawmakers' investigative powers, requiring the government to disclose agreements about natural resources to parliame
Sources: BBC News