Senegal’s new government formed without PASTEF: public reactions and implications

On the evening of Monday, June 1, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lô unveiled the composition of Senegal’s new government, a cabinet comprising 30 ministers. Notably absent from this lineup was the PASTEF party, despite the head of state remaining a member of the political formation. The party, led by Ousmane Sonko, publicly declared its decision not to participate in the new administration, citing