He and the head of his Taxawu Sénégal party the capital's current mayor Barthélémy Dias have confirmed their readiness to join the 'national dialogue'...
It resulted in the election of the hot-headed populist Barthélémy Dias a Khalifa Sall protégé as mayor of Dakar and Sonko's capture of the mayoralty in Ziguinchor the main city in Casamance...
The government suffered a crushing defeat in Dakar outpolled two-to-one by the opposition Yewwi Askan Wi with Khalifa Sall protégé Barthélemy Dias becoming mayor of the capital – while the President's brother Aliou was ousted from the mayoralty of Guédiawaye...
Yewwi's official candidate is Barthélemy Dias a key aide to Khalifa Sall and currently local mayor of the capital's Mermoz-Sacré district...
Other local leaders expelled include Barthélémy Dias (Mermoz-Sacré-Coeur) and Bamba Fall (Medina)...
Others including veteran leader of the Alliance des forces de progrés (AFP) Moustapha Niasse currently the President of the National Assembly and Socialist leader Ousmane Tanor Dieng want to stay in the coalition but they are being challenged by a younger generation of politicians like young Socialists Youssouph Mbow and the firebrand Barthélémy Dias...
Opposition Mayor Barthelemy Dias languishes in gaol after an attack on his town hall on 28 December by pro-Wade youths one of whom Dias shot dead...
