Published on : 09/08/2022 – 01:54
New faces, unusual or unknown to the general public, will make their entry into the National Assembly following the legislative elections of July 31, the provisional results of which give the two main camps neck and neck. 82 seats for the ruling coalition Benno Bokk Yakaar and 80 seats for Yewwi Askan Wi/Wallu Senegal, the opposition coalition.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Thea Olivier
« We don’t have parliamentary experience but we all have professional experience recognizes Oumar Sy, a civil aviation executive who became a member of the 14th legislature, who is counting on the support of the leaders of the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi.
He and 16 other colleagues were elected on the national list of substitutes, while the list of holders had been rejected by the Constitutional Council.
Among them, Sokhna Ba, a 32-year-old lawyer and surely one of the youngest on the list. ” I have always fought for the presence of young people in elective bodies “, she rejoices.
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Another new face of Parliament: Guy Marius Sagna, committed activist and founder of the Frapp-France movement. He is used to mobilizing ” for social justice » et « once morest imperialism “, even if it means being regularly placed in police custody.
Finally, Pape Djibril Fall, a young journalist, recently entered politics, on behalf of his own coalition, Les Serviteurs, which won only one seat. It is therefore the object of all desires while no grand coalition has obtained a comfortable majority.
With a strong increase in the number of opposition deputies, the 14th legislature, which will be installed next September, will therefore have a new face.
