Avant l'arrivée de Macky Sall : Marième Faye Sall crée l'effervescence
Macky Sall, a candidate for the position of UN Secretary-General, is expected in Senegal this Friday afternoon. In its edition of the same day, Les Échos reports that excitement is already at its peak. According to the newspaper, the headquarters of the Alliance for the Republic (APR) proved far too small the day before to accommodate the crowds that had gathered to prepare for the event.
Activists, young people, women and figures from the old regime stormed the party headquarters, "packed like an egg", in an electric atmosphere punctuated by the performance of renowned traditional artists.
The arrival of Marième Faye Sall was one of the day's highlights, literally setting the APR headquarters ablaze. According to the newspaper, the wife of the former Senegalese president had "extreme difficulty getting inside due to a huge crush" caused by party members. From the very first notes of music dedicated to her husband, she mingled with the crowd. The daily newspaper reports that she "kept the atmosphere lively, letting loose like crazy," praising the former First Lady's spontaneity and constant interaction with the audience.
Les Échos also reports that Marième Faye Sall's motorcade was briefly blocked in the street by taxi drivers and passersby who had come to demand the return of Diomaye Faye's predecessor. The same source sees this as a reflection of a Senegalese political paradox, noting that, like Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade, who were once contested and then warmly welcomed upon their return, the former Senegalese head of state also seems to evoke a form of nostalgia among a segment of the population.
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