Senegal: who benefits from the political rupture?

Following months of escalating tensions within the highest echelons of Senegal’s executive branch, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially relieved Ousmane Sonko of his duties. This significant move reconfigures the nation’s political dynamics, particularly given that Pastef, the party previously spearheaded by Sonko, holds a dominant majority in the National Assembly. Consequently, the Head of State is now tasked with navigating this altered political configuration.

The central question now facing observers is: who, between President Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko, stands to gain power and influence from this executive separation?