Senegal Court Declines to Hear Challenge Against Sonko's Return to Parliament
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The Constitutional Council will not deal with the appeal filed by the opposition. It denounced an "institutional coup d'état" in addition to a breach of the rules of procedure of the National Assembly.
Senegal court declines to hear challenge against Sonko's return to parliament
Senegal's Constitutional Council on Wednesday declined to hear a challenge against former prime minister Ousmane Sonko's recent reinstatement to parliament, where he now serves as speaker after a falling-out with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
Appeal Against Sonko's Return To Parliament Collapses – The Standard Newspaper
The Senegalese Constitutional Council yesterday declared itself incompetent to rule on the appeal filed against the integration of Ousmane Sonko into the National Assembly, thus definitively removing any legal hurdle in the way for the Pastef leader to take his parliamentary seat. On June 1, Tafsir Thioye and 17 other parliamentarians filed an appeal with the Constitutional Council seeking to have the May 24, 2026 decision by which the Bureau of…
Senegal's Constitutional Council ruled on Wednesday that it lacks jurisdiction to consider the appeal filed by several opposition MPs regarding the return of former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to parliament and his re-election as Speaker. In a decision issued Wednesday evening, the Council explained that it does not have the authority to offer a legal opinion on the matter, as it falls outside its constitutional purview. Opposition MPs had file…
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