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Mamadou Kassé leaves APR over his convictions

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Mamadou Kassé has left the Alliance for the Republic (APR), saying his convictions mattered more than personal loyalty to Macky Sall. In Tambacounda, his supporters are considering forming a new party or movement after the split, according to Xibaaru.

Mamadou Kassé, a former official of the Alliance for the Republic (APR), says he left the Senegalese party because he no longer shares its direction. “I am a free man who knows how to make choices,” he said, according to Senego.

Kassé says he does not want to remain in an organisation out of personal loyalty to a leader. His departure comes as the APR, the party of former president Macky Sall, faces several defections since its 2024 election defeat, reports Xibaaru. Other senior figures, including Amadou Ba, have distanced themselves from the party.

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