Dossier
Constitutional Council
Coverage of Constitutional Council in the Nexus archive.
- Senegal judges reject constitutional change that would reduce presidential powers
Senegal’s Constitutional Council rejected a constitutional amendment that would have expanded parliamentary powers and reduced presidential authority. The rejected reform, proposed by Ousmane Sonko’s party, faced political tensions between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Sonko, who now leads the National Assembly.
- Senegalese lawmakers pass divisive reform curbing presidential powers
Senegalese lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment reducing presidential powers and expanding parliamentary authority, which will be put to a referendum. The reform, proposed by Ousmane Sonko's party, has sparked political tensions and protests, with opposition groups denouncing it as political retaliation.