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Senegal’s ruling alliance has split: will political turmoil follow?
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Senegal's ruling political alliance between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has fractured, raising questions about potential political instability. The article examines power dynamics within Senegal's executive branch against the backdrop of the country's history of internal political struggles.
Senegal’s ruling alliance has split: will political turmoil follow?
Power struggles often play out in Senegal’s political arena, both within a party and between rival parties. To summarise British foreign minister Lord Palmerston’s argument in 1848:
In politics, there are no permanent enemies, no permanent friends, only permanent interests.
The situation at the top of Senegal’s executive branch is no exception.
The Sonko-Diomaye duo, formed by president Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his prime minister Ousmane Sonko, used to speak with one voice. Today, the alliance
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