Government: Why the Next Few Hours Will Be Decisive in the National Assembly

Senegalese lawmakers are due to meet in plenary on November 3, 2026, at 10 a.m. to examine the 2026 supplementary finance bill, defended by the minister of economy, finance and planning. The bill has already been rejected twice by the finance committee, where members of the parliamentary majority opposed it, amid tensions between the government and the Pastef group. If it is blocked again, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô could invoke Article 86 of the Constitution to make the government’s responsibility a matter of confidence, allowing the bill to pass unless a no-confidence motion is filed and approved within 24 hours. The outcome could escalate the standoff between Bassirou Diomaye Faye and the parliamentary majority and could bring down the government.