France, July 28 -- The Senegalese President unveiled his Kiiraay party at a gathering in the capital Dakar on Saturday, describing it as "the majority party in this country".

He was surrounded by a packed assembly of hundreds of supporters, who could not fit inside the hotel conference room and had to wait outside in searing heat, carrying signs and wearing decorative scarves that read "Vive Diomaye".

Announcing the new party, whose slogan is "Republican Patriots", Diomaye Faye said it was built on "republic, ethics, transparency, fraternity and work".

Kiiraay means "shield" or "protection" in the local Wolof language.

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