The institution’s internal regulations stipulate a strict fifteen-day legal limit for the session’s proceedings.
During a Bureau meeting held yesterday, the National Assembly announced the commencement of its inaugural extraordinary session for the 2025-2026 legislative year. Scheduled to begin this Monday, August 10, 2026, the session’s agenda includes deliberations on two proposed laws, three draft bills, and six requests for the establishment of parliamentary inquiry commissions.
This marks an early and highly anticipated return for the parliamentarians of the 15th Legislature. While many were enjoying their annual recess, Senegalese deputies are now preparing to reconvene at the Hemicycle on Soweto Square. The Bureau of the National Assembly finalized the opening of this crucial first extraordinary session of the 2025-2026 legislative year in a decisive meeting yesterday. Barring any last-minute alterations, proceedings are set to commence precisely at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 10, 2026.
Regulatory framework for the extraordinary session
This urgent convocation, prompted by current political events and the imperative for institutional reforms, promises a particularly intensive schedule. In strict adherence to the institution’s internal rules, the work calendar is precisely time-bound and cannot, under any circumstances, exceed the legal duration of fifteen (15) days.
Furthermore, a distinction is made regarding the origin of the convocation: if the extraordinary session is requested by the National Assembly itself, the Bureau issues an order specifying the date and agenda. Conversely, if the executive branch initiates the session, a presidential decree sets the date and order of business.
In the present instance, the opening of this first extraordinary session of the 2025-2026 year will commence with the verification of the quorum, followed by the opening declaration from the President of the National Assembly, Ousmane Sonko. This plenary sitting will then be succeeded by a meeting of the conference of presidents, tasked with developing the detailed work schedule for the current extraordinary session.
According to the National Assembly’s internal regulations, an extraordinary session must adhere strictly to a predetermined agenda that cannot be altered once the session has begun. The members of the National Assembly’s Bureau have respected this regulatory requirement, having already defined the texts slated for examination during this session, which is legally capped at fifteen (15) days. Pending the official publication of the Bureau’s order outlining the agenda, several key texts were confirmed yesterday by the National Assembly’s Bureau.
For this inaugural extraordinary session of 2025-2026, which will automatically conclude once its agenda is exhausted, deputies of the 15th Legislature are set to review two legislative proposals, three draft laws, and six requests for the establishment of parliamentary inquiry commissions.
Legislative proposals for consideration
The National Assembly is specifically expected to examine a legislative proposal to amend Article 37 of the Constitution of Sénégal, which pertains to the asset declaration requirements for the President of the Republic. Additionally, a proposal to regulate special credits and other secret funds will be considered. Both legislative proposals were reviewed and deemed admissible by the National Assembly’s Bureau in July 2026.
Previously, in a communiqué released on July 24, the National Assembly had announced the creation of several parliamentary inquiry commissions on various critical subjects.
