Dissolution of the Assembly: Amid Political Strategy, Authorities Keep Ambiguous

Aminata Touré, general supervisor of the Kiiraay party, announced that her party aims to win 80% of the communes in the 2027 municipal elections, while the date for dissolving the National Assembly, scheduled for December 2, remains uncertain. The President of Senegal has not ruled out dissolving the Assembly on December 2, but the authorities continue to keep the timing and other elections ambiguous, possibly to catch the opposition off guard. The Assembly is dominated by Pastef with 130 out of 165 deputies, fueling ongoing tensions between the legislative and executive branches, with some government officials calling for its dissolution.