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Putting to rest the speculation, Sonko said that he would stay as Prime Minister. He further added that the reform measures started in the country would be taken to their logical conclusion.
With Sonko’s decision to stay as head of government, Malick Ndiaye, a close ally and currently minister of transport, was elected as national assembly president.
Pastef’s sweeping legislative victory hands Senegal’s new leaders the means to implement their ambitious reform agenda, as the country grapples with high inflation and widespread unemployment.
There was speculation that Sonko might preside over the parliament to avoid any possible conflicts in an executive where the president owed his position to the prime minister. Highly influential Sonko was pivotal in propelling President Faye to victory in March and has headed the government since it took office in April.
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Putting to rest the speculation, Sonko said that he would stay as Prime Minister. He further added that the reform measures started in the country would be taken to their logical conclusion. Cutting cordiality between him and the President, Sonko said that the latter wanted him to be his side to carry out the promised reforms for the country.
