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Published on 2024-04-09 14:53:15
The President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, held his first Council of Ministers on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Palace. This event marks the official beginning of his government’s tenure, led by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. The Prime Minister is responsible for coordinating the government’s sectoral projects, a crucial mission for implementing the current administration’s policies.
According to information from the Dakaractu website, the government plans to propose three bills to the National Assembly in the coming days to strengthen the efficiency and coherence of its policies. The first bill concerns increasing the powers of the Prime Minister. The other two legislative proposals aim to abolish two bodies: the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council (CESE) and the High Council of Territorial Communities (HCCT).
The abolition of the HCCT, in particular, presents significant challenges. Dakaractu specifies that since the HCCT was created following a constitutional referendum on March 20, 2016, which also expanded the powers of the National Assembly, its dissolution would require the approval of three-fifths of the deputies, a minimum of 110 favorable votes. This task appears daunting for the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition, which currently only holds 56 seats in the Assembly, following the legislative elections of July 2022.
As the website points out, to achieve this goal, it would be essential for this coalition to seek the support of other parliamentary groups, including those of Liberty, Democracy, and Change of the PDS and the Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition. However, the position of the Alliance for the Republic, now in opposition, remains an uncertain variable. Their willingness to facilitate or impede the adoption of these bills is an open question, generating interest and speculation among many political observers.
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