Constitutional Council invalidates constitutional reform initiated by Ousmane Sonko

This decision marks a crucial turning point in Senegal's institutional landscape, raising major questions about the conformity of laws with constitutional requirements. The high court determined that the text voted on by deputies did not meet constitutional requirements, leading to its invalidation. This decision interrupts the process initiated around this institutional reform brought before the deputies and constitutes a new turning point in the debate on the evolution of Senegal's institutional architecture.

The Constitutional Council's decision is expected to clarify the legal reasons for this censure, as well as the provisions of the text affected by this declaration of unconstitutionality. The constitutional court, as guarantor of the fundamental law, has the power to review the conformity of laws before they come into force.