Former Senegalese Deputy Mamadou Lamine Diallo has voiced concerns regarding a proposed constitutional reform put forward by the Pastef party. The reform centers on a redistribution of power within the executive branch, specifically strengthening the authority of the Prime Minister. Diallo notes that previous calls for constitutional change focused on balancing power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, alongside judicial independence. He argues the Pastef proposal deviates from this historical aim, instead focusing on a shift of power *from* the President *to* the Prime Minister. Diallo believes that if the Prime Minister is to assume presidential prerogatives, they should be directly elected, be exclusively Senegalese, demonstrate fluency in the official language, and have a clean fiscal record. He also suggests accompanying electoral reforms, including abolishing the “raw gaddu” and national list systems in favor of a constituency-based system with proportional representation to better represent the opposition.