Dakar — The National Assembly of Senegal concluded a high-stakes session of the Conference of Presidents (CDP) this past Friday, June 19, laying out a packed legislative agenda.

Under the new schedule, key labor and social security bills will move to committee review on Saturday, June 20, with full parliamentary debates set for Monday, June 22.

Yet all eyes remain fixed on the constitutional amendment proposal, which has become the focal point of the ongoing legislative session. Ousmane Sonko, President of the National Assembly, addressed the matter in detail before the Bureau members, revealing that the Executive had yet to respond to a formally submitted mandatory opinion request.

Faced with the lack of feedback from the presidency, Sonko has set a firm deadline: June 22. Once this date passes, regardless of the Executive’s stance, the Assembly’s Bureau will convene immediately to advance the legislative process. The Assembly’s leadership has made it clear that they intend to push the constitutional reform proposal through before the current ordinary session concludes.

Sonko also used the occasion to highlight the legislature’s pending expectations: two critical financial bills—the revised Finance Law and the Budget Orientation Debate document—have been adopted by the Council of Ministers but are yet to be formally submitted by the Executive.

The clock is now ticking between the legislative and executive branches, with both sides under pressure to resolve outstanding legislative priorities.