00:02Senegal's president Passiroud Diomay Faye launched his own political party on Saturday,
00:07using the occasion to consolidate his support base.
00:10The move cements his rift with his ally-turned-rival Ousmane Sonko,
00:15who heads the country's ruling PASTEV party.
00:19The two men who rose to power together in 2024 under the party's banner
00:23are widely expected to face each other in the 2029 presidential election.
00:29In the weeks leading up to the launch of Faye's Republican patriots,
00:32a growing number of PASTEV officials resigned to join his camp.
00:36Several members of the opposition party, Alliance for the Republic,
00:40have also joined the president's movement.
00:43Faye and Sonko's alliance unraveled amid disputes over key policy decisions.
00:49This included how to approach negotiations with the International Monetary Fund
00:53over a loan program amid the country's severe debt crisis.
00:58Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister earlier this year,
01:01but Sonko's party retained its large majority in parliament
01:04and was elected president of the National Assembly soon after.
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