00:00Another win for Senegal Speaker Ousmane Sonko.
00:04Whereas Mr. Ousmane Sonko received an absolute majority of the vote cast,
00:09he is hereby declared elected as President of the PASTEF Le Patriot Party for a six-year term.
00:16Accordingly, the High Authority hereby declares in Article 1
00:20that Mr. Ousmane Sonko is unanimously elected President of the PASTEF Le Patriot Party for a six-year term.
00:27The Speaker of Senegal's Parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor turned rival to President Basirudyumai,
00:35won re-election Saturday as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their fallout.
00:42Sonko, who was satisfied as Prime Minister last month,
00:45easily won a leadership vote at a congress of the PASTEF Le Patriot Party in Diaminiadio outside the capital Dakar.
00:53According to a text readout at the gathering,
00:55Sonko unanimously won a vote of 583 party delegates.
01:00Sonko
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