Senegal: President Diomaye Faye Has Appealed to the Constitutional Council
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In Senegal, the Constitutional Council invalidated on Thursday, July 9, the constitutional revision law adopted on June 29 by the National Assembly. It was the President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who had petitioned the country's highest court on Monday, alleging "violation of the constitutional revision procedure."
The Senegalese Constitutional Council has censored the law strengthening the powers of Parliament and of the Prime Minister, a decision that settles an institutional battle between Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko.
After having dismissed his former comrade Ousmane Sonko from the primature, the head of state launches his own political formation. At six months of the next local elections, he tries to establish himself legitimacy and political basis.
🇸🇳 In Senegal, new disagreements have arisen between Bassirou Diomaye Faye and the Pastef party. The head of state has referred the constitutional reform adopted on June 29th by the National Assembly to the Constitutional Council. This reform reduces the powers of the head of state while strengthening those of the Assembly.
Ousman Sonko’s constitutional review process cancelled
This annulment follows directly from the legal action initiated by the Presidency of the Republic a few days earlier. As a reminder, on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 11:40 a.m., Cheikh Ahmadou Ndiaye, a lawyer acting on behalf of the Head of State, appeared before the Constitutional Council. He formally filed an appeal of unconstitutionality challenging the regularity of the parliamentary proceedings. The executive branch then invoked a “violation of…
The Constitutional Council of Senegal has annulled the 29-article constitutional amendment proposal adopted by the National Assembly, citing procedural and constitutional violations. The decision was made following an application by President Faye.
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