President Bassirou Diomaye Faye cannot dissolve the National Assembly until December 2, 2026, when relations between the government and Parliament have deteriorated sharply. Until then, he has other tools, ranging from the blocked vote to the exceptional powers of Article 52. Former MPs Cheikh Oumar Sy and Babacar Gaye review these options, in an interview given to the daily L'Observateur. The two former parliamentarians make the same observatio…
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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye cannot dissolve the National Assembly until December 2, 2026, when relations between the government and Parliament have deteriorated sharply. Until then, he has other tools, ranging from the blocked vote to the exceptional powers of Article 52. Former MPs Cheikh Oumar Sy and Babacar Gaye review these options, in an interview given to the daily L'Observateur. The two former parliamentarians make the same observatio…