United, they allowed the President to remain within the Superior Council of Magistracy, despite earlier pledges for a reform that would have seen his departure.
Together, they overlooked calls for applications to key leadership positions, a process explicitly outlined in their own political agenda.
A prior commitment to repeal the amnesty law was ultimately abandoned, leaving the legislation unchanged.
They quietly distributed political funds among themselves, despite the fact that regulating these funds merely required a simple majority in the National Assembly—a majority they secured within months of taking office.
Curiously, those who previously resisted any reform efforts while Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye collaborated now exhibit remarkable enthusiasm for changes they had ample opportunity to initiate and implement much earlier.
The National Assembly, a vital institution of the Republic, deserves a more dignified role than becoming a stage for settling scores, political posturing, or the theatrical presentation of a supposed split that cannot absolve shared responsibilities.
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