This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows the first plenary session of Senegal's new National Assembly in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal's National Assembly on Monday elected Minister of Infrastructure, Land and Air Transport El Hadj Malick Ndiaye as its president for a five-year term. (Photo by Dieylani Seydi/Xinhua)
DAKAR, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Senegal's National Assembly on Monday elected Minister of Infrastructure, Land and Air Transport El Hadj Malick Ndiaye as its president for a five-year term.
Ndiaye, the only candidate and a leading figure of the ruling PASTEF party, got 139 votes in the 165-member National Assembly. After the election, he resigned from the government to assume the presidency of the National Assembly.
Ndiaye, 41, was elected deputy in the Nov. 17 legislative elections. He has a degree in management, international trade, transport and logistics. ■
Malick Ndiaye (front) elected president of the National Assembly gestures at the first plenary session of Senegal's new National Assembly in Dakar, Senegal, on Dec. 2, 2024. Senegal's National Assembly on Monday elected Minister of Infrastructure, Land and Air Transport El Hadj Malick Ndiaye as its president for a five-year term. (Photo by Dieylani Seydi/Xinhua)
Malick Ndiaye speaks during the first plenary session of Senegal's new National Assembly in Dakar, Senegal, on Dec. 2, 2024. Senegal's National Assembly on Monday elected Minister of Infrastructure, Land and Air Transport El Hadj Malick Ndiaye as its president for a five-year term. (Photo by Dieylani Seydi/Xinhua)
