Senegalese President Baciro Diomaye Faye has announced the dissolution of parliament and the holding of early parliamentary elections in the country on November 17, 2024.

In a speech broadcast on national television, Baciro said: “I announce the dissolution of the National Assembly and the holding of early parliamentary elections on November 17.” “I announce the dissolution of the National Assembly to ask the sovereign people to provide me with the institutional means to carry out the system-wide transformation I have promised.

The Senegalese president ended weeks of escalating tensions between the executive and the opposition-controlled parliament.