In an interview with France 24, Thierno Alassane Sall strongly criticized the ruling party, Pastef, accusing him of promoting “a very authoritarian conception of the State”.
The opponent, member of the Party of the Republic of Values, explained his choice to stay in opposition after the coming to power of the Pastef, stressing fundamental differences of political vision. “With Pastef, we only had in common the opposition to Macky Sall, but our programs were radically different,” he said.
Concerning the recent law of interpretation of the amnesty rejected by the Constitutional Council, the deputy firmly disputed it, believing that it would have established “a two -speed justice”. According to him, this law would have protected the leaders of Pastef while allowing to continue other citizens who would not have benefited from the same protection.
The opponent also addressed the economic situation of the country, highlighted by the overwhelming report of the Court of Auditors on the State of Public Finances. He deplores the absence of investigation into the administrative complicities which made it possible to hide the extent of the public debt and criticizes the lack of concrete measures to straighten the economy. “For the past two months, no start of the solution has been proposed,” he regretted.
Despite growth projections at 8.4% for 2025 announced by the IMF, Thierno Alassane Sall remains skeptical, adding that this performance will be mainly carried by the exploitation of hydrocarbons. To illustrate what he considers the incompetence of the current government, he underlined the paradox of higher fuel prices in Senegal than in Mali, “a landlocked country at war”, even though Senegal is producer of oil and gas.
Faced with these challenges, Thierno Alassane Sall accuses the government of diverting attention with “hunting for opponents” rather than offering viable economic solutions for the future of the country.
