Rejection of the Constitutional Reform: The Constitutional Council Reveals Its Motivations

The Senegalese Constitutional Council invalidated Law No. 18/2026 on constitutional revision due to irregularities in the adoption procedure. Referred urgently on July 6, 2026, by the President of the Republic, the high court affirmed its competence to review constitutional amendments, rejecting arguments from the President of the National Assembly who contested that competence. Decision No. 6/C/2026, issued on July 9, 2026, emphasizes that the review concerns the conditions of adoption, procedural regularity, and constitutional limits.