POURQUOI « PATRIOTES RÉPUBLICAINS » ? [ PAR Serigne NDIAYE]
Since yesterday, many Senegalese men and women have been wondering why we chose the name "Republican Patriots" rather than simply "Patriots".
The reason is simple.
We have inherited from the founding fathers of Senegal a "Republic" which, for more than half a century, has been able to preserve the essentials: ensuring the security of the State, protecting the rights and freedoms of every citizen and building, in peace and stability, a respected Nation open to the world.
This Republic is our shared heritage. It is the fruit of decades of effort, sacrifice, and democratic struggles. It is one of the most precious assets we must pass on to future generations.
However, for some time now, certain leading political figures have been openly or implicitly promoting the idea of a one-party state, a concept of power that belongs to the darkest pages of contemporary political history.
Others go so far as to extol the virtues of authoritarian regimes, drawing simplistic parallels between authoritarianism and economic development, as if the prosperity of a nation had to be built at the expense of freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy.
We reject this conception of progress.
We refuse to choose between development and freedom.
We refuse to believe that the authority of the State should be confused with the omnipotence of a party.
We refuse to allow public freedoms, the independence of institutions and the fundamental rights of citizens to be sacrificed in the name of economic efficiency.
That is why we say it with gravity: our republican model must be defended.
To be a patriot is to love one's country.
To be a republican is to defend one's institutions, freedoms, rule of law and equality of all before the law.
To be a Republican Patriot is therefore to understand that love of the Nation cannot be separated from the defense of the Republic.
Today, it is the responsibility of every citizen to preserve this heritage and to block any deviation that would threaten the balance of our democracy and the foundations of our Republic.
We must bring forth a new generation of patriotic, republican, cultured, competent and open-minded leaders, capable of firmly defending the interests of Senegal while respecting the principles that underpin our Republic.
That is the meaning of our commitment.
This is the meaning of KIIRAAY – THE REPUBLICAN PATRIOTS.
Because we believe that Senegal can be sovereign without being closed, strong without being authoritarian, ambitious without giving up its freedoms, and prosperous without sacrificing its democracy.
Our choice is clear.
The Republic as a legacy.
Patriotism as a commitment.
Democracy as a requirement.
Development as an ambition.
And always, above all else:
THE NATION FIRST.
SENEGAL FIRST.
Serigne NDIAYE
CEO OF PROMOVILLES
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