Assembly surprise: the only lawmaker who voted for Diomaye’s supplementary finance bill

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 25, 2026Country: Senegal

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Assembly surprise: the only lawmaker who voted for Diomaye’s supplementary finance bill

Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Youm said he was the only lawmaker to vote for the 2026 supplementary finance bill during its review by the Finance and Budgetary Oversight Committee. The Pastef parliamentary group voted against the bill. Youm, secretary-general of the Party of Unity and Rally (PUR), said he supported it because he believes it would affect Senegalese people’s purchasing power.

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