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Senegal’s President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko

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What happened Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched his own political party, marking a split with former ally Ousmane Sonko.
The headline split The left frames it as "Senegal’s President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko". The right frames it as "Senegal's President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko".
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Left / center-leftSenegal’s President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jul 25, 7:25 PM

Senegal’s President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched his own political party, marking a split with former ally Ousmane Sonko.

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The Washington TimesNews report · Jul 25, 7:24 PM

Senegal's President Faye launches a new party over deepening split with former ally Sonko

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 st...

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