Senegal’s Constitutional Council invalidated a constitutional revision proposed by the ruling parliamentary majority, primarily to avoid a vote on its own dissolution. The proposed reform would have replaced the Council with a Constitutional Court, a move perceived as a threat to the current members’ positions. While framed as a standard constitutional change, the reform would have altered the composition and appointment process of the court, shifting power to the President. The new court would have nine members, appointed largely by the President, compared to the current Council's seven, with a different appointment ratio involving the Assembly President. By rejecting the revision, the Council effectively avoided voting to dismantle its own institution and potentially losing their positions. Experts have described the situation as “institutional hara-kiri” had the council approved its own replacement.