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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 his resignation was a personal decision, giving the "higher interest of the nation" as a reason for his departure, Reuters reported.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday and dissolved the government after months of mounting tension between the two leaders.
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.
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