Senegal court rejects move to check president’s powers
Aminata Toure, a senior figure in the presidential coalition, said the proposals “appear aimed at limiting the influence of the president of the republic by increasing the powers of the president of the National Assembly”.© HALIL SAGIRKAYA / Anadolu via AFP Published on July 10, 2026 at 11:00 am (GMT +1) Senegal’s constitutional council Thursday struck down a bill passed by parliament last week that sought to strengthen the powers of the legislature at the expense of the president.
He fired Sonko as prime minister in May, but Sonko was swiftly named speaker of the National Assembly, which is controlled by PASTEF.
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