Me Abdoulaye Tall sur la révision constitutionnelle : « Je ne pense pas qu’il y ait une quelconque crise institutionnelle »
The National Assembly is considering a constitutional revision initiative. Abdoulaye Tall, Chairman of the Committee on Laws, Decentralization, Labor, and Human Rights, sought to reassure the public about the state of the institutions, dismissing any notion of a crisis. "Regarding the constitutional revision, I don't believe there is any institutional crisis, as some Senegalese people think. It's important to understand that this is the first plenary session since the installation of the Speaker of the National Assembly. Following last week's plenary session, the Speaker reiterated that, while it is rare for a constitutional revision initiative to originate from the National Assembly, this possibility is provided for in Article 103 of the Constitution. This initiative belongs to both the National Assembly and the President of the Republic," the MP stated.
He states that "in accordance with the applicable regulations, the President of the Republic has ten days to submit his opinion to the National Assembly." This deadline, he says, expired today, but the Head of State had already given his opinion last Friday.
“According to Article 11 of the Rules of Procedure, when the opinion is given, the procedure normally follows its course. Even in the absence of an opinion, the procedure can continue. Fortunately, the opinion has been transmitted. The National Assembly must therefore meet for the adoption phase. The President of the National Assembly recalled that this is a procedure provided for by the Constitution and falls entirely within the normal functioning of the institutions of the Republic,” stated Mr. Abdoulaye Tall.
As a reminder, the Conference of Presidents of the National Assembly (CDP) met on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at the parliamentary headquarters. On the agenda was the review of the next steps in the constitutional revision process. "The Speaker of the National Assembly (PAN) informed the CDP that he received, yesterday, Friday, June 19, 2026, the President of the Republic's opinion on the proposed law to revise the Constitution. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of Article 103 of the Constitution and Article 69 of its Rules of Procedure, the National Assembly is initiating the second phase of the procedure: adoption," the parliamentary institution stated in a press release.
With that, the committee work will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24, 2026, and the vote in plenary session is scheduled for June 29, 2026.
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