Senegal reform requires leaders to declare their assets
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
The Senegalese parliamentary committee responsible for laws has approved a reform of Article 37 of the Constitution requiring the president, prime minister and president of the National Assembly to declare their assets. The text must still continue through the legislative process, according to the article.
Senegal’s National Assembly Committee on Laws, Decentralisation, Labour and Human Rights has approved amendments to Article 37 of the Constitution requiring the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister to declare their assets, according to the committee’s report. The meeting was held on Wednesday, after several suspensions and consultations within the majority.
The bill, initially put forward by MPs from Pastef/Les Patriotes, applied only to the head of state. It provided for a declaration to the Constitutional Council at the beginning and end of the presidential term, before the requirement was extended to the other two leaders of the executive and parliament.
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