DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform.
The new election has to take place within the next 90 days, according to the country’s constitution. Analysts say that Faye’s political party, PASTEF, has a high chance of securing a majority, given his popularity and his victory margin in the presidential election.
Faye, 44, won the vote in April to become Africa’s youngest elected leader, after promising reforms to improve the living standards of ordinary Senegalese.
The Associated Press
