Senegal’s President Expected to Call Snap Parliamentary Vote
- Africa’s youngest elected leader looking to pass reforms
- Faye needs more power to tackle graft, excessive spending
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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to call fresh parliamentary elections in a bid to secure a majority and push through reforms after winning power earlier this year.
Africa’s youngest elected leader called an extraordinary session of parliament for Thursday and sacked the heads of two key councils after lawmakers voted against dissolving the two entities. He says he wants to scrap them to root out graft and address excessive public spending, with the move expected to save 15 billion CFA francs ($25 million) a year.