Senegal's Constitutional Council has declined to hear an opposition challenge against the reinstatement of Ousmane Sonko to the National Assembly (Senegal's parliament), effectively cementing his position as its speaker. Sonko, a pan-Africanist political figure and former prime minister, was fired by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in late May following months of tension between the one-time allies, largely over how to address the country's substantial public debt. The ruling is final with no further legal recourse available, positioning Sonko as a significant counterweight to presidential authority.