Senegal's parliament speaker quits two days after prime minister sacked

DAKAR, May 25 (Reuters) - ‌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.

(Reporting ​by Diadie Ba;Writing by Clement Bonnerot; Editing by Anait Miridzhanian and Helen ‌Popper)

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