Senegal's government on June 29 announced that it will hold a national referendum on a package of constitutional reforms after the National Assembly unanimously approved the proposed amendments, with all 129 lawmakers present voting in favor, RFI reported the same day. The reforms would significantly rebalance state institutions by reducing presidential powers and strengthening parliament, including requiring the government to disclose natural resource agreements to lawmakers, expanding parliamentary investigative powers, replacing the Constitutional Council with a nine-member Constitutional Court, separating the offices of president and political party leader, and imposing tighter limits on the president's ability to dissolve parliament.

President Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister in May following clashes over governance priorities, including the handling of a key IMF program. Shortly thereafter, Sonko was elected President of the National Assembly, where he retains significant influence through his commanding parliamentary majority. Sonko is also highly popular and maintains strong support across the ruling PASTEF party, raising the prospect of continued tensions and potential policy divergence between the presidency and the legislature.