Senegal's National Assembly overwhelmingly elected former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko as speaker of parliament with 132 of 133 votes cast after reinstating him as a member of parliament, days after his dismissal from government, Bloomberg reported on May 26. His appointment followed the resignation of the previous parliamentary speaker and returned him to a powerful position despite his fallout with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who appointed economist Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as the new prime minister to lead a restructured government.