Senegal: Call for the 'Grand Bloc Républicain' to Block the Party-State (By Mouhamed Moustapha Diagne)

Mouhamed Moustapha Diagne, a member of KIIRAAY, calls for a national unity to oppose Senegal's authoritarian drift, especially regarding actions by PASTEF leader Ousmane Sonko. He denounces efforts to turn democratic alternation into a repressive 'Party-State,' including targeted arrests of political actors, media professionals, and civil society members. The text also states that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has distanced himself from the radical faction within his own movement, positioning himself as a defender of the Constitution and the rule of law to preserve national cohesion.