Sonko Threatens to Block President Faye’s Budget, Challenges Prime Minister to Public Debate

Published by: The Fatu Network

Senegal’s National Assembly President Ousmane Sonko has warned that his PASTEF party will refuse to approve President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s revised 2026 budget unless major changes are made.

Sonko criticised proposed cuts to fuel subsidies, education spending and other government programmes, while demanding stricter legal oversight of special government funds — money reserved for sensitive or discretionary state expenditures that may not be subject to ordinary public scrutiny.