Diomaye Faye breaks with Sonko, launches new party in Senegal
Faye said Kiiraay is built on republic, ethics, transparency, fraternity and work after a months-long split with Ousmane Sonko.
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Senegal: Diomaye Faye Breaks With Sonko, Launches New Party in Senegal
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye launched a new political party called Kiiraay, on Saturday, following his high-profile falling-out with his former mentor and ex-prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, and his party, Pastef.
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Diomaye Faye breaks with Sonko, launches new party in Senegal
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye launched a new political party called Kiiraay, on Saturday, following his high-profile falling-out with his former mentor and ex-prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, and his party, Pastef.
Stacking symbols and multiplying agricultural metaphors as well as allusive picks against his former alter ego, Ousmane Sonko, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially launched his new party, Kiiraay-The Republican Patriots.
Last weekend, the Senegalese political scene illustrated the rise in power of two distinct dynamics: on the one hand, the launch of Kiiraay – The Republican Patriots, the new party of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye; on the other, the tour of Ousmane Sonko dedicated to the sale of Pastef's membership cards. While the political landscape is gradually restructuring around these two figures, Déthie Fall, Moustapha Guirassy, Cheikh Tidiane Diheye, B…
Senegal President Faye launches new party
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his split with former ally Ousmane Sonko and setting up a struggle for control of the reform movement that swept them to power in 2024. The creation of Kiiraay-The Republican Patriots on Saturday formalised the collapse of the alliance between Faye and Sonko after months of tensions over the direction of the government and Senegal’s mounting economic chall…
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