Plenary session: What will happen at the National Assembly in the coming hours

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 27, 2026Country: Senegal
Politics
Plenary session: What will happen at the National Assembly in the coming hours

The National Assembly is scheduled to examine the 2026 supplementary finance bill in plenary on Tuesday. The chair of the Finance and Budgetary Oversight Committee wrote to the Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget requesting additional information, following the Prime Minister’s request to continue discussions with parliamentary authorities. The Assembly says it is willing to meet the executive branch this afternoon, but notes that the committee’s work has concluded and no new formal procedure can reasonably begin before the plenary examination. It also states that the Assembly’s president does not participate in committee work or plenary debates.

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