Despite the legislative majority granting Pastef a significant parliamentary win, with 129 votes cast in favor of the constitutional revision bill, the final word has now come from the presidential palace, altering the political landscape entirely. Justice Minister Me Moussa Sarr revealed that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has chosen not to initiate the promulgation process for the text as it emerged from the National Assembly. Instead, the President has invoked Article 103 of the Constitution, opting to subject the reform directly to a referendum. This decision represents a definitive halt to Pastef’s carefully crafted parliamentary strategy. What seemed like a clear victory for the deputies has been effectively neutralized by the President’s office. While all indicators pointed towards a swift adoption, even with the government’s proposed amendments being rejected, the majority deputies had endorsed the version produced by the committee, thereby affirming the political will behind the text’s initiators. However, behind the scenes, Bassirou Diomaye Faye…