Révision constitutionnelle : L’APR dénonce une « confiscation du pouvoir constituant » et réclame un référendum
Meeting this weekend in Dakar, the National Executive Secretariat (SEN) of the Alliance for the Republic (APR) strongly criticized the proposed constitutional revision put forward by the parliamentary majority. The party of former president Macky Sall believes that this initiative does not address any national emergency and constitutes a challenge to popular sovereignty.
In a statement received by Seneweb, the APR paints a bleak picture of the country's situation. "The SEN notes with concern that Senegal is going through a phase of great turbulence marked by the continuous deterioration of living conditions for the population, the erosion of purchasing power, persistent unemployment, the resurgence of power cuts, economic uncertainties and an institutional crisis which further weakens the confidence of both citizens and investors.
While Senegalese people are waiting for concrete answers to their daily difficulties, the government seems more concerned with political positioning disputes, leadership struggles and institutional reforms whose urgency is by no means demonstrated," denounces the APR.
The APR thus describes the process initiated in the National Assembly as a "political betrayal" and denounces a reform carried out without genuine democratic debate or national consensus: "This constitutional reform, without genuine democratic debate, without national consensus, and above all, without any national emergency to justify it, constitutes a serious breach of democratic rules. Indeed, at a time when Senegalese people are facing a soaring cost of living, a continuous erosion of purchasing power, rising unemployment, difficulties in accessing employment, increasingly frequent power cuts, and a worrying deterioration of the economic outlook, the government has chosen to commit the country to an institutional reform whose immediate necessity and relevance have not been established."
For APR officials, the parliamentary initiative appears all the more surprising given that a draft revision put forward by the President of the Republic had already been sent to the Constitutional Council for its opinion.
The party also criticizes the majority for failing to involve political forces, civil society organizations, academics, or citizens in the discussions surrounding this reform. This approach, it argues, is incompatible with the spirit of a constitutional revision intended to redefine the country's institutional balance.
For the APR, any amendment to the Constitution must be submitted to the direct approval of the Senegalese people via referendum. "A Constitution belongs neither to a government, nor to a parliamentary majority, nor to a political coalition. It belongs to the Senegalese people," the statement asserts.
Considering that this reform is motivated more by internal rivalries at the top of the State than by a desire to strengthen democracy, the APR calls on opposition parties, trade unions, youth organizations, civil society and all citizens to mobilize to demand the holding of a referendum.
The party concludes its note by recalling that constituent power belongs exclusively to the Senegalese people and that they must be directly consulted on any reform affecting the fundamental law of the country.
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