00:01This is a question dividing public opinion in Senegal. Can Ousmane Sonkor regain his seat as a member of parliament?
00:07The answer may come after the plenary session convened on Tuesday at the National Assembly, largely dominated by PASTEF, the
00:13ruling party.
00:16Members of parliament must examine the question of reinstating the former prime minister, a prospect that the opposition considers illegal
00:23and that some legal experts deem impossible according to Article 54 of the Constitution, which states that membership in the
00:29government is incompatible
00:31with parliamentary mandates as well as with any professional activity, public or private, that is renumérated.
00:37Fin de citation. Sauf que, estiment les partisans,
00:41But Ousmane Sonkor's supporters argue this incompatibility does not cancel his election as a deputy.
00:46It only prevents him from exercising both functions at the same time.
00:53They also point out that his election was validated by constitutional counsel and that no appeal was filed within the
00:59legal deadline.
01:02The debate comes just days after the appointment of a new prime minister, which officially ended Ousmane Sonkor's governmental duties.
01:09If political conditions are favorable, he could now seek the presidency of the National Assembly following the resignation of the
01:15institution's president,
01:17El Malik Ndiaye, one of Pastef's most loyal figures.
01:21The ruling party holds a large majority with 130 out of 165 seats won in the November 2024 legislative elections.
01:29Je suis Wani Johnson-Sambou, correspondant au Sénégal pour Africa News.
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