Senegal's Ousted Prime Minister Says His Party Will Not Participate in New Government
Pastef said it will not join the new cabinet as 132 lawmakers backed Sonko’s return to parliament amid tensions over the executive branch.
- On Monday, ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced his party, Pastef, will not participate in Senegal's new government, citing "points of disagreement" regarding the party's role with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
- President Faye dissolved the government and sacked Sonko on May 22, though lawmakers rebelled last week by reinstating him as speaker with 132 votes in the 165-member assembly.
- New Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo unveiled a 30-member cabinet, retaining Finance Minister Cheikh Diba while the International Monetary Fund froze its $1.8 billion lending program after discovering debt pushed Senegal's economic output to 132%.
- Despite Sonko's announcement, Lo's new cabinet includes at least three members of Pastef, creating confusion and raising the prospect of political gridlock as the administration navigates a daunting debt crisis.
- Oxford Economics noted Sonko "has signalled an intention to exercise strong parliamentary oversight," potentially constraining reforms as Senegal hopes to reach an IMF agreement on key points by June 30.
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Senegal's Pastef political party will not participate in the country's new government, Ousmane Sonko, the recently ousted prime minister and party president, said on Monday,raising the prospect of further…
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