« On veut lui arracher le pouvoir » : Aminata Touré accuse les députés de vouloir « dépouiller » Bassirou Diomaye Faye
The coordinator of the Diomaye President coalition openly accuses some members of parliament of wanting to drastically reduce the constitutional prerogatives of the head of state. Believing that the country's urgent priorities lie in youth employment, the cost of living, support for agriculture, and the fight against flooding, Aminata Touré calls on Senegalese citizens to unite in defense of the presidential system, while also raising the possibility of a direct referendum.
Meeting in a conference of leaders of the presidential coalition this Sunday, June 28, 2026, the former Prime Minister strongly criticized the proposed constitutional revision currently before the National Assembly. The coalition's general supervisor believes that the proposed textual amendments do not aim to consolidate Senegalese democracy, but rather are part of a maneuver to weaken the presidential institution and disrupt the historical balance of power. At the outset of her address, she emphasized Senegal's democratic trajectory, which she has held up as a model of stability on the continent since its independence in 1960. "The political leaders who have succeeded one another have always prioritized the general interest over personal interests. There are very few countries that have never experienced a coup d'état. We absolutely must preserve this stability, which has been the strength of our democracy," she asserted.
"A desire to seize power from the president"
According to Aminata Touré, the current parliamentary initiatives reflect a clear desire to strip the President of the Republic of his role as guarantor of the institutions. “We are in a presidential system. The President of the Republic determines the nation's policy and is its legitimate guarantor. Today, some want to wrest power from Bassirou Diomaye Faye and transfer it to the President of the National Assembly,” she vehemently denounced. For the political leader, the country faces far more pressing social emergencies than these institutional squabbles: “Farmers are waiting for seeds, young people are looking for jobs, and families are being stifled by the high cost of living. These are the crucial issues that should be at the forefront of the National Assembly's agenda.”
The coordinator of the ruling coalition also accused the members of parliament of having profoundly altered the spirit of the reform initially initiated by the executive branch. According to her, the initial texts submitted to Parliament were based on the consensus reached through the national dialogue on justice and the political dialogue. However, the amendments introduced in committee, in her view, completely distorted the original draft. "The bill presented by the president has simply been hijacked. Through these amendments, the text has become unrecognizable," she lamented.
A denunciation of "political reprisals" and the option of a referendum
The leader of Diomaye Président sees this legislative offensive as a "reprisal operation." She accuses some parliamentary actors of instigating a dynamic of revenge and an unprecedented quest for power, using the majority in the chamber to exert institutional blackmail.
Several measures proposed by members of parliament are under scrutiny, including strict limitations on the president's power to dissolve the National Assembly and the strengthening of parliamentary oversight mechanisms regarding the government. She argues that such measures risk creating a permanent institutional gridlock that would exclusively benefit the executive branch.
Faced with this danger, which she considers imminent, Aminata Touré reiterated that the President of the Republic still possesses major constitutional levers to assert his legitimacy, notably the direct arbitration of the ballot box. "The Senegalese people will not accept the imposition of a disguised parliamentary system. If necessary, we will hold a referendum. The President of the Republic has the exclusive prerogative to submit this crucial question to the people's judgment," she warned.
In conclusion, she made a solemn appeal to parliamentarians to place the higher interest of the Nation above partisan calculations, while inviting citizens to exercise absolute vigilance in the face of this attempt to reconfigure the institutional architecture of the country.
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