The Senegalese parliament is holding a public session to discuss a proposed constitutional review.
Ahmed Salem
The Senegalese parliament will hold a public session on June 29 to discuss a proposed law concerning the revision of the constitution, according to a statement issued by the Directorate of Communication and Public Relations of the Senegalese National Assembly.
The Senegalese official news agency reported on Sunday that the Speaker of Parliament, Ousmane Sonko, informed the Conference of Presidents of the National Assembly, which convened on Saturday, that he had received on Friday, June 19, “the opinion of the President of the Republic regarding the proposed law on constitutional revision.”.
Acceptance of the proposal to revise the Senegalese constitution
The National Assembly Bureau indicated on June 12 that it had “received, examined and announced acceptance” of a draft law to revise the Constitution “submitted by a group of deputies” with the aim of “integrating all the observations arising from Constitutional Council Decision No. 4/C/26 issued on May 25, 2026.”.
Prior to the session on June 29, the deputies were invited to a public session on Monday to study and discuss draft laws concerning the labor and social security codes.
The National Assembly will also elect the first and third vice-presidents of parliament, following the resignation of Ismail Diallo and Cheikh Tioro Mbacké, who held the positions.
The Constitutional Council declares it lacks jurisdiction.
The Senegalese Constitutional Council announced last Wednesday that it was “not competent” to consider the appeal submitted to it on June 1 by opposition MPs regarding Ousmane Sonko’s return to parliament and his election as its president.
On May 22, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomêne Faye dismissed his former ally Ousmane Sonko from his post as prime minister, following escalating disagreements between them.
On May 24, the Speaker of Parliament, Malik Ndiaye, of the PASTEF party which holds a parliamentary majority, announced his resignation from his post, and two days later the unicameral parliament elected Ousmane Sonko as its Speaker.
The Pastef party, which earlier this month re-elected Sonko as its leader for a new six-year term, has absolute control over the Senegalese parliament, holding 130 out of 165 seats.
