Legal arguments support Ousmane Sonko's reintegration and presidency at the National Assembly
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Professor Meissa Diakhaté, a law faculty member and director of the Center for Research and Legal Assistance, suggests that challenges to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's reintegration into the National Assembly and his election as its president face several legal hurdles. In his analysis, "The Blind Spots of the Prime Minister's Reintegration into the National Assembly," Diakhaté bases his arguments on the Electoral Code, the National Assembly's Internal Regulations, and the Constitutional Council's jurisprudence. He argues that the Electoral Code should primarily focus on electoral operations, not the status of a deputy post-election, suggesting that provisions on incompatibility between governmental and parliamentary roles belong more to parliamentary law. Diakhaté also believes the National Assembly's Internal Regulations, as a special law, should take precedence over the more general Electoral Code. He highlights two incompatibility regimes within the Internal Regulations: Article 123, which might imply a permanent loss of parliamentary mandate for a deputy appointed to government, and Article 124, which allows a deputy appointed to government to temporarily cease sitting and regain their seat after their ministerial functions end. Diakhaté contends that Article 124 should apply to the Prime Minister's reintegration. Regarding the election of the National Assembly president, Diakhaté notes that the vacancy due to resignation and the subsequent election appear to have follo
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