Assembly Dissolution: Madiambal Diagne’s Warning Ahead of the 2026 Supplementary Finance Bill Vote

Hours before the plenary vote on the 2026 supplementary finance bill, Madiambal Diagne raised the possibility that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye could dissolve the National Assembly before the budget is rejected. He attributed repeated rejections of the bill in the finance committee to obstruction by Ousmane Sonko and the Pastef group, which he said was intended to pressure the president to reconsider his position on the prime minister and former government officials. Diagne said mechanisms would allow Senegal to continue operating and executing its budget until a new Assembly is installed. He warned that the crisis could undermine talks with financial partners, including the IMF.