Senegals recently ousted prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, announced on Monday that the political party he leads will not participate in the countrys new government, raising the prospect of political gridlock amid a daunting debt crisis.
Sonko said in a post on X that he met on Monday with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, his ally-turned-rival, and that points of disagreement emerged about the future role of the Pastef party, which holds a large parliamentary majority.
Therefore, Pastef will not participate in the next government and will not be represented by any ministers, Sonko said.
