Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, became Senegal’s youngest president on 24 March 2024. His priorities include fighting corruption, injustice, and poverty, with the leader promising “systemic changes.” Faye’s foreign policy is expected to break with the past and emphasize Senegal’s sovereignty.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, need a parliamentary majority to implement their policies, which are rooted in pan-Africanism and social justice, the media reported.
However, the opposition currently controls the National Assembly.
Faye has already consulted the Constitutional Council on this matter. The Council confirmed that the president can legally dissolve the National Assembly as of September 12.
In his note dated September 9, the Senegalese leader stated that it was necessary to obtain the opinion of the prime minister and the president of the National Assembly. Faye sent a request to the latter, Amadou Mame Diop, asking him to make a decision by September 11.
The president will subsequently issue a decree formally dissolving the Parliament. This document will also set the date for the election of new deputies. The new legislature must be established no later than three months after the dissolution decree.
