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One lawmaker abstained. Senegal’s National Assembly has 165 seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonko succeeds El Malick Ndiaye, who announced his resignation as speaker on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The election came days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister and later appointed Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, a former senior official of the Central Bank of West African States, as the new head of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonko, leader of the ruling PASTEF party, resumed his parliamentary mandate before Tuesday’s vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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