Révision constitutionnelle : « L'objectif est de mettre le Président sous contrôle », tonne Aïssata Tall Sall
The press conference organized by opposition MPs this Thursday, the day after the serious incidents that marred the plenary session devoted to the constitutional revision, was not only an opportunity to denounce the clashes surrounding Abdou Mbow. Above all, it allowed Ms. Aïssata Tall Sall to explain what she considers to be the true political and legal stakes of this constitutional reform.
According to the president of the Takku Wallu Sénégal parliamentary group, the opposition was deliberately prevented from presenting its technical and political analysis of the text. The incidents that occurred in the chamber, she said, made any substantive debate impossible. "Many people are asking us what we think of this constitutional revision. But we were unable to express ourselves. We had prepared our statements, but the conditions of the debate did not allow us to do so," she lamented to reporters.
A profound upheaval in the balance of power
For the former Minister of Justice, this proposed revision goes far beyond a simple technical or institutional adjustment. She believes it strikes at the very foundations of the Republic by radically altering the balance of power at the highest levels of government.
“If this revision is adopted, its objective is to put the President of the Republic under the control of the parliamentary majority. We will no longer be in a system where the institutions are balanced, but in a regime where the majority in the National Assembly will be able to control the Head of State,” Aïssata Tall Sall strongly argued.
According to the lawyer, this development seriously calls into question the historical institutional architecture of Senegal, which justifies the categorical rejection of the reform by her parliamentary group as well as by the non-affiliated deputies.
A look back at the clash of June 29th with Amadou Mame Diop
Opening the meeting with the media, Aïssata Tall Sall addressed the tense events that occurred during the plenary session of June 29th. She directly accused the Speaker of the National Assembly of violating the rules of procedure by preventing MP Abdou Mbow from exercising his legitimate right to speak. According to her, this targeted incident deprived the opposition of the opportunity to defend its positions before the national assembly.
For the leaders of Takku Wallu Sénégal, the battle underway now goes beyond a mere parliamentary squabble or the petty dispute observed in the chamber. It is a fight of principle concerning the safeguarding of Senegalese democracy and the preservation of the independence of the presidential institution in the face of the new majority's attempts at control.
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