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

In a packed assembly of hundreds of supporters, those who could not fit inside the hotel conference room waited outside in searing heat, carrying signs and wearing decorative scarves that read "Vive Diomaye".

Announcing the new party, whose slogan is "Republican Patriots", 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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Waiting outside the launch venue, Mamo Khady Sall, 43, who came to the assembly with a group of 15 oth...