Political turning point: What Macky Sall is really preparing behind the scenes

At its meeting on November 5, 2026, the executive secretariat of the Alliance for the Republic (APR), Macky Sall’s former ruling party, called for a “powerful political bloc” to oppose the Pastef government’s governance. The APR criticized worsening economic and social conditions, tensions between the executive and legislature, and disputes surrounding the rejection of the 2026 supplementary finance bill and consideration of the 2027 budget. The party plans to begin consultations in November with political parties, civic movements, and public figures on governance, democracy, civil liberties, and the economy. No potential partners were officially named, though the Front for the Defense of Democracy and the Republic (FDR) was mentioned as a possible space for political convergence.