Senegalese National Assembly faces crisis after deputy's expulsion, opposition to seek international intervention

This incident, which involved the gendarmerie, has prompted the opposition to mobilize, denouncing what they describe as serious violations of the democratic process. Opposition deputies, including Moussa Hamady Sarr, view the expulsion as silencing the citizens who elected the deputy and an alarming precedent. In response, parliamentarians plan to approach several regional and international bodies, including the Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU, the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie APF, the ECOWAS Parliament, UEMOA bodies, and the African Union.

A delegation is also scheduled to meet with diplomatic representations in Dakar to present their perspective on the institutional situation. The initiators of this move emphasize that their aim is not to disparage the country but to highlight perceived threats to the balance of power and democratic functioning. Domestically, the opposition is preparing a grassroots campaign to engage religious and traditional authorities, civil society organizations, trade unions, academics, youth movements, and women's associations.

Moussa Hamady Sarr stated that this mobilization is a preventative measure, warning that "major democratic breakdowns always begin with the trivialization of minor legal violations." Since Ousmane Sonko assumed leadership of the institution on May 26, criticis