Within the opposition parliamentary group, Yewwi askan wi (Yaw), we do not want to allow the constitutional law passed on Monday by the National Assembly, under close surveillance by elements of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), to flourish. This is how almost forty MPs belonging to the Yaw Parliamentary Group petitioned the Constitutional Council to annul the law passed with 105 votes in favour to one, after the Yaw parliamentarians as well as non-registered deputies, all opposed to the vote, were evacuated from the Hemicycle.

Postponement of the Presidential Elections: Heavy Pressure on Macky

“39 MPs from Yewwi askan wi have just contacted the Constitutional Council to challenge the constitutional law which postpones the presidential election to December 15, 2024,” informed Amadou Ba, head of the former Pastef party and representative of candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on his Facebook page.