2026 Amending Finance Bill Plenary: What Happened to Ousmane Sonko at the National Assembly?

At the opening of the November 3 plenary session on the 2026 supplementary finance bill, Malick Ndiaye chaired the debate instead of Ousmane Sonko. Bill No. 40/2026 had already been rejected twice by Pastef majority lawmakers on the Finance Committee, leaving its fate in the National Assembly uncertain. Ndiaye, a former Assembly president, resigned on May 24, 2026, to make way for Sonko to lead Parliament after Sonko was dismissed as prime minister. Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô said the government would make no concessions, while Sonko had said on October 19 that his group would not support the bill in its current form.