In Senegal, Kiraay calls for dissolution of the National Assembly
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
The Kiraay movement is calling for the dissolution of the National Assembly, which is possible from 2 December 2026 under the Constitution. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who has broken with Ousmane Sonko, the Assembly speaker elected with 132 of 165 votes, is not bound by non-binding opinions, according to electoral expert Mamadou Seck.
Kiraay is calling for the dissolution of Senegal’s National Assembly, an option that could be considered from 2 December 2026 under Article 87 of the Constitution, according to Senego. This timeline stems from the rift between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, whom the head of state has dismissed from office.
Sonko was elected speaker of the National Assembly with 132 votes out of 165, so his camp now controls an institution facing an executive led by Diomaye Faye. If dissolution is declared from 2 December, legislative elections must be held between 30 January and 1 March 2027, on a Sunday according to the Electoral Code. Five dates are possible: 31 January, and 7, 14, 21 and 28 February 2027, as detailed in our file on the five possible dates.
The possibility of dissolution was already raised on 3 November by Madiambal Diagne, according to our report of that date. According to Rewmi, publication of the decree would end the Assembly’s activities and render void the texts still under review.
