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Senegal’s President Dissolves Parliament, Calls for Fresh Elections Amid Opposition Challenges

Senegal's President Dissolves Parliament
  • President Bassirou Faye dissolves Senegal’s parliament, triggering new elections within 90 days to seek a legislative mandate
  • The ruling PASTEF party aims to overturn the opposition’s majority in the upcoming vote

Senegalese President Bassirou Faye has dissolved the country’s parliament in a bid to secure a new legislative mandate, citing difficulties in working with an opposition majority. Fresh elections are now set to take place within 90 days, offering the ruling PASTEF party, which won the presidential elections earlier this year, an opportunity to challenge the opposition-led Alliance for the Republic coalition’s control of the legislature.

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