Parliament dissolution: “The time has come,” President Bassirou Diomaye Faye urged to act

Industry and Trade Minister Serigne Guèye Diop named December 2, 2026, as a possible date for dissolving the National Assembly and urged members of his KIIRAAY party to prepare for upcoming elections. At a political meeting in Fatick on August 16, he had criticized lawmakers for rejecting presidential bills, saying the situation could not continue. In Pikine, he also called for the party to strengthen its local presence across neighborhoods and the city’s 12 municipalities. No dissolution has been officially decided: on September 24, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said he had set no final timetable and noted that the decision falls within his constitutional powers.