Bassirou Diomaye Faye prepares referendum on Article 37 revision, reveals Cheikh Bara Ndiaye

Cheikh Bara Ndiaye states that the Minister of Justice, Me Moussa Sarr, announced in a committee that the provision concerning President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's declaration of assets at the end of his term could ultimately be submitted to a referendum. This prospect reignites the debate on the constitutional revision procedure. According to Cheikh Bara Ndiaye's revelations, made after the committee's work, Me Moussa Sarr reportedly told deputies that the question of the head of state's declaration of assets at the end of his term would be submitted to the people by referendum.

This announcement, if confirmed in the terms reported by the deputy, comes as the parliamentary majority and the Executive have been engaged in a power struggle for several weeks over the revision of Article 37 of the Constitution. The reform under discussion particularly concerns the obligations to declare and publish the assets of the highest state authorities. The government has also proposed an amendment to extend this obligation to the President of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister.

This proposal was accepted in committee by the parliamentary majority, according to several concordant sources. In the version initially adopted by the National Assembly during the previous constitutional reform, the declaration of assets at the end of the presidential term was among the controversial