President Bassirou Diomaye Faye refers constitutional revision to referendum, countering parliamentary victory
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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has decided to submit the constitutional revision to a referendum, a move that counters the parliamentary victory of the opposition. This decision was revealed by the Minister of Justice, Me Moussa Sarr. The President chose to invoke Article 103 of the Constitution to refer the reform to a referendum, rather than promulgating the text as it emerged from the National Assembly. This action halts Pastef's parliamentary strategy, despite the majority deputies having adopted the constitutional revision proposal with 129 votes, even after rejecting government amendments.
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