Deadlock at the Top of the State: Presidency Speaks Out and Warns the National Assembly

After the rejection of the 2026 supplementary finance bill and a request to withdraw the 2027 initial budget, presidential spokesperson Me Abdoulaye Tine said the government would use its constitutional powers to ensure continuity of the state. He denounced what he considers parliamentary obstruction and argued that rejecting the supplementary bill does not automatically require withdrawing the 2027 budget, while Alphonse Mané Sambou defended the request on the grounds of consistency in the economic assumptions. Tine said the rejection suspends 1,115.7 billion CFA francs in payment credits, including funding for roads, rainwater drainage in Touba and the reconstruction of Aristide Le Dantec Hospital.