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Senegal's ousted PM Sonko re-elected head of his political party
- On Saturday, Ousmane Sonko secured a decisive re-election as head of the ruling Pan-Africanist Pastef party in Diamniadio, outside Dakar, winning a unanimous vote of 583 party delegates.
- President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister last month following months of mounting tension, including disagreements over whether to pursue new International Monetary Fund loan programs.
- "Our voice is that of a democratic revolution, popular and sovereign," Sonko declared Saturday, while Faye urged unity on Thursday, stating, "No quarrel, however bitter, is worth tearing apart the country we share."
- Pastef's majority in the National Assembly allows it to censure the government, though Faye will be authorized to dissolve parliament this November to secure a new majority.
- Local elections are scheduled for 2027 and a presidential race in 2029, as the country navigates political upheaval triggered by the conflict between the two leaders.
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After months of crisis at the head of the executive, the break is consumed between the president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and his former wrestling comrade, Ousmane Sonko, dismissed from the primature at the end of May.
·Paris, France
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Ousted Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko re-elected party chief amid crisis
The speaker of Senegal's parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won re-election Saturday as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their falling-out.
·Pointe-Noire, Congo (the)
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Senegal’s Sonko Reelected Pastef Chief as Rift With Faye Grows
Ousmane Sonko was reelected president of Senegal’s majority Pastef party on Saturday, cementing his position as the dominant figure within the country’s governing movement at a time of escalating tensions with rival President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
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