Constitutional reform: Ousmane Sonko blocks President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s amendments

The constitutional reform under discussion at the National Assembly reached a decisive stage, marked by a direct confrontation between the executive and the parliamentary majority dominated by Pastef. At the heart of the standoff: the amendments introduced by the government through Justice Minister Me Moussa Sarr, which were rejected wholesale by deputies following the political line championed by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. This sequence confirms the political executive’s determination to lock down its own reform, even at the risk of marginalising proposals from President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Meeting in technical committee for nearly eight hours, deputies and government representatives examined the bill to revise the Constitution. The debates quickly turned into an institutional duel. On one side stood the government represented by Justice Minister Me Moussa Sarr, carrying amendments…