Senegal PM Seeks Talks After Ruling Party Rejects Revised 2026 Budget in Committee
Ahmadou Al Aminou Lê urged lawmakers to reopen budget talks as the government faces a XOF340bn revenue gap and seeks IMF approval for a $2.2bn loan.
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In the face of hostile Pastef MPs, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô will have much to do on 27 October to ensure that the National Assembly adopts a crucial amending finance bill.
In Senegal, the Prime Minister accuses the Pastef of wanting to "block the country" after the rejection of the law of amending finance. The party of Ousmane Sonko quickly responded in the wake through a press point.
Senegal is in danger of further blocking the text of the amending finance law. This text is due to be presented for adoption on Tuesday 27 October, but the deputies Pastef, ultra-majoritarian in the National Assembly, rejected the bill in committee on Friday 23 October, raising fears of a blockage. Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô defends his budgetary choices in a forced economic context and calls for talks with the deputies of Pastef in a f…
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