Senegal's opposition-dominated parliament rejects key budget bill

The National Assembly's rejection of the 2026 revised budget bill, however, casts uncertainty over the IMF programme, with the Fund's executive board yet to ann

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye gestures as he addresses the audience during a ceremony to launch Kiiraay, his new party at the King Fahd Hotel in the Almadies district in Dakar on July 25, 2026. Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP

Senegal in September announced it had struck a $2.2-billion International Monetary Fund deal aimed at stabilising its economic situation.

Senegal's powerful Pastef party, which holds an overwhelming majority in parliament, has long made clear its rejection of the revised budget.

Following a morning debate, the session's presiding lawmaker, El Malick Ndiaye, announced that "we consider the bill rejected", after 126 lawmakers voted against it, 20 voted for it and three abstained.

Parliament had already sent the bill back to committee a week ago and the Pastef majority in the finance committee has rejected the bill twice.

Source: Citizen Digital