Révision constitutionnelle : Le mouvement « Aar Sunu République » exige le retrait immédiat de la réforme et annonce une grande marche le 10 juillet
Meeting in a press conference this Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Dakar, the Aar Sunu République Movement (MAR) raised its voice against the proposed constitutional revision led by the parliamentary majority. Bringing together civil society organizations, political parties, labor unions, and citizen movements, the unified framework expressed its "deep concern regarding the hasty constitutional revision process."
The movement denounces a major political maneuver: while the President of the Republic initially referred the matter to the Constitutional Council with the intention of submitting his own draft to national dialogue, the majority chose to "steal said draft and turn it into a bill under an emergency procedure, without any prior national consultation." According to the MAR, this unilateral approach transforms the fundamental charter into "a mere instrument at the service of a parliamentary majority," thus constituting a serious break with the country's tradition of consensus and a "genuine institutional breach of trust."
A direct appeal to the head of state to stop the process
For the movement's leaders, the proposed textual amendments risk "undermining the balance of institutions without consulting the people" and weakening major democratic gains by opening the door to institutional uncertainty. Asserting that constitutional reform must reflect the sovereign will of the people and not a partisan power struggle, the movement demands the "immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the proposed constitutional revision."
The Aar Sunu République Movement directly appeals to the President of the Republic, urging him to assume his constitutional responsibilities as guarantor of stability and national unity. It calls upon him to use his legal powers to definitively end the current parliamentary initiative and, in its place, initiate "genuine, inclusive, and transparent national consultations."
Faced with what it calls an "unreasonable and dangerous" reform, the MAR calls on all the vital forces of the nation — citizens, unions, professional organizations, religious and customary authorities — to a general mobilization to block the text.
To structure the protest, the movement has announced the deployment of a nationwide citizens' action plan across the country until the reform is withdrawn. The first major milestone in this plan will be the organization of a "Great March for the Defense of the Republic," scheduled for Friday, July 10, 2026, starting at 4:00 PM. This demonstration aims to peacefully reaffirm the Senegalese people's commitment to dialogue and to the sovereign right of citizens to decide on the nation's fundamental laws.
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