Senegal MPs Pass Reform Limiting Presidential Powers
The changes would expand lawmakers’ powers and send the measure to a national referendum, giving voters the final say.
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Senegal lawmakers move to limit presidential powers
Senegalese lawmakers voted to curtail the president’s powers, deepening political turmoil in the nation as it grapples with a debt crisis. The proposed reform — which sparked scuffles in parliament and protests in the streets — seeks a “rebalance of power” by empowering parliament while banning the president from leading a political party or a coalition. It will go to a national referendum, though no date has been set.The proposal was tabled by …
Senegal MPs Pass Reform Limiting Presidential Powers
The parliament has approved controversial constitutional reforms that expand lawmakers' powers while limiting those of the president, deepening a growing rift between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and parliamentary Speaker Ousmane Sonko.
Active for 15 years in the country, the collective Y'a fed up gave its view, Tuesday 30 June, on the draft constitutional reform adopted the day before by the National Assembly and which the President of the Republic proposes to submit to referendum. If he supports the approach of the Head of State, he calls for sincere consultation and deplores the continuation of face-to-face between Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko in this dossier.
Adopted on 29 June by the deputies Pastef, who rejected the government's amendments, the constitutional revision bill has not finished opposing the president of the party to the head of state, because it is now a matter of defining its terms of approval.
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Senegal Lawmakers Adopt Reforms Limiting Presidential Influence
Senegal’s National Assembly has adopted a constitutional reform bill expanding parliamentary powers while reducing certain presidential prerogatives, amid heightened political tensions and protests outside the parliament building. The reforms were passed by a large majority of lawmakers following heated debates in the chamber, where opposition members staged a walkout in protest. Police also used tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered outsi…
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