Senegal's National Assembly ends 2025-2026 session as Speaker Sonko urges legislative reforms -

Senegal’s National Assembly has officially closed its 2025-2026 ordinary session after several months of legislative work marked by heated debates between the ruling majority and the opposition.

Closing the session on Tuesday, Speaker Ousmane Sonko called for unity among lawmakers and urged Parliament to focus on reforms capable of delivering tangible benefits to citizens.

Reviewing the Assembly’s activities, Sonko said Parliament had adopted significant reforms in areas including economic governance, justice, public administration and territorial development during the legislative year.

He said the Assembly should now place greater emphasis on adopting fewer but more effective laws capable of producing meaningful improvements in the lives of Senegalese citizens, rather than legislation driven by political urgency.

The Speaker also outlined measures aimed at modernising Parliament, including the continued digitalisation of parliamentary procedures, strengthening the role of parliamentary committees and plans to establish a parliamentary television channel to improve public access to legislative proceedings.

Sonko said Parliament must fully exercise its constitutional mandate to oversee government action, welcoming the expansion of question-and-answer sessions with government officials and enhanced parliamentary scrutiny of public finances.

To improve transparency and public engagement, he announced plans to introduce a newsletter providing simplified information on bills before Parliament and a video podcast featuring members of parliament and their activities in their constituencies.

Although the ordinary session has ended, Sonko said parliamentary work would continue during the intersession period with preparations for legislative reforms covering agriculture, defence, justice, biometric identification, advertising and industrial policy.

He concluded by calling on lawmakers across the political spectrum to move beyond partisan divisions, strengthen mutual respect and focus on addressing the country’s legislative priorities.

“Senegalese people expect fewer political postures and more concrete results,” Sonko said before officially declaring the close of the 2025-2026 ordinary parliamentary session.