The alliance between Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko was forged with a shared commitment—to prevent the President from leaving the Superior Council of the Judiciary, despite earlier promises of reform.
Together, they chose to disregard public calls for transparent appointments to key leadership positions, which had been explicitly outlined in their joint electoral platform.
They had vowed to repeal the amnesty law yet left it unchanged, failing to act on a reform that could have been advanced with the parliamentary majority they secured shortly after taking office.
Political funds were distributed without scrutiny, even though legislative measures to regulate such allocations required only a simple majority in the National Assembly—something they had already secured.
From Broken Promises to Political Blame-Shifting
Those who once resisted reform while Sonko was aligned with Diomaye now display a sudden zeal for change—a shift that rings hollow considering the time they had to implement these very reforms.
The National Assembly, a pillar of the Republic, deserves better than partisan score-settling, performative stances, and manufactured narratives around a rift that cannot erase the collective responsibilities of both leaders.
Thierno Bocoum
President, AGIR-LES LEADERS
