Ousmane Sonko threatens to block Senegal’s 2027 budget
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko threatens to block examination of the 2027 budget unless the government holds “frank and sincere” talks with the National Assembly. The position comes amid political rivalries ahead of local elections, reports Seneweb.
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has threatened to block the examination of the 2027 budget unless the government engages in “frank and sincere” discussions with the National Assembly. He set out this condition at a press conference, according to Seneweb.
Officials from Kiiraay, the president’s party, have accused Pastef of seeking to paralyse the functioning of the state. Sonko also announced an imminent and “inevitable” rise in some prices, without specifying which ones in his remarks reported by Seneweb.
The threat follows former Senegalese president Macky Sall’s withdrawal from the race for the post of United Nations secretary-general, announced on 17 October. It also comes amid tensions between Sonko and the government over economic policy, following his criticism of alignment with the IMF, made on 19 October.
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