Senegal's President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko
DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s president formally launched his own political party Saturday, cementing his rupture with former ally Ousmane Sonko, the head of the ruling Pastef party, and setting up a power struggle during a major debt crisis. The creation of Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Republican Patriots party makes official a split that had been building for months between the two men. They rose to power together in 2024 under the Pastef banner, an acronym for its French name, Patriotes Africains du Sénégal pour le Travail, l’Éthique et la Fraternité.
- ▪DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s president formally launched his own political party Saturday, cementing his rupture with former ally Ousmane Sonko, the head of the ruling Pastef party, and setting up a power struggle during a major debt crisis.
- ▪The creation of Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Republican Patriots party makes official a split that had been building for months between the two men.
- ▪They rose to power together in 2024 under the Pastef banner, an acronym for its French name, Patriotes Africains du Sénégal pour le Travail, l’Éthique et la Fraternité.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 19 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 2 centre.
- ▪ Senegal’s Faye launches a new party, formalising his split with Sonko — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Senegal's President Faye launches new party, cementing ruling camp split — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Senegal's President launches his own political party cementing rift with former PM — Africanews
- ▪ Senegal's President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko — ABC News — International
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DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s president formally launched his own political party Saturday, cementing his rupture with former ally Ousmane Sonko, the head of the ruling Pastef party, and setting up a power struggle during a major debt crisis. The creation of Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Republican Patriots party makes official a split that had been building for months between the two men. They rose to power together in 2024 under the Pastef banner, an acronym for its French name, Patriotes Africains du Sénégal pour le Travail, l’Éthique et la Fraternité. In the weeks leading up to the launch, a growing number of Pastef officials resigned from the party to join Faye’s camp, including several regional leaders and members of its youth wing.
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