Senegal’s political stage set for high-stakes parliamentary session

The stage is set at the Assemblée nationale for a defining moment in Senegal’s political calendar. This Friday, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko will face the nation’s elected representatives in the traditional questions d’actualité session, where the heat will be turned up on both government policy and political strategy.

Announced by El Malick Ndiaye, President of the National Assembly, the upcoming session has evolved from a routine parliamentary exercise into a high-voltage political arena. Opposition voices have already sharpened their knives, particularly over the contentious electoral code reform, which critics dismiss as a legislative maneuver designed to favor the ruling Pastef party.

What awaits the Prime Minister?

The electoral code battle rages on

The Code électoral remains the elephant in the room. Opposition factions have been vocal in their condemnation, calling the proposed reforms a