Senegal's first President,Léopold Senghor,advocated close relations with France and negotiation and compromise as the best means of resolving international differences after Senegal's independence from its status as a French colony. To a large extent,the two succeeding presidents,Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade,have carried on Senghor's policies and philosophies. Senegal has long supported functional integration among French-speaking West African states through the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language,where a significant proportion of the population are francophones,or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
Dominique Marie François RenéGalouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005.
The Union for a Popular Movement was a liberal-conservative political party in France,largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition. During its existence,the UMP was one of the two major parties in French politics along with the Socialist Party (PS). The UMP was formed in 2002 as a merger of several centre-right parties under the leadership of President Jacques Chirac. In May 2015,the party was succeeded by The Republicans.
Abdou Diouf is a Senegalese politician who was the second President of Senegal,in office from January 1981 to April 2000.
Marie-Ségolène Royal is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election.
Cheikh Tidiane Gadio is a Pan African political figure and diplomat who has held prominent positions on the African continent over the last two decades. He served as a special envoy on matters of conflict prevention and resolution in Africa,including Special Envoy of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) to Mali,Special Envoy for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the Central African Republique,and Special Representative for Africa for the Secretary General of OIC.
Yamina Benguigui is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent. She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African immigrant community in France. Through her films,Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.
AndréVallini is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 2017.
Annick Girardin is a French politician of the Radical Party who served as Minister of the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022),Minister of Overseas France in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (2017–2020) and Junior Minister for Development and Francophonie in the government of Prime Minister Manuel Valls (2014–2018). In the National Assembly of France,she represented the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon from 2007 to 2014.
Catherine Vautrin is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Labour,Health and Solidarity in Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government since 2024. A former member of the Republicans (LR),she served as a member of the National Assembly of France,representing the Marne department.
Michel Sapin is a French politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2014 to 2017. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
Presidential elections were held in France on 22 April 2012,with a second round run-off held on 6 May to elect the President of France. The incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy was running for a second five-year term for which he was eligible for under the Constitution of France.
Solidary Republic is a centre-right political party in France launched by Dominique de Villepin,a former Prime Minister,on 18 June 2010.
The 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie,also known as VIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie,were held in Nice,France,from September 6–15. This was the second edition of the games to be hosted in France and the first time that a country hosted the games twice.
The ninth constituency for French residents overseas is one of eleven constituencies each electing one representative of French citizens overseas to the French National Assembly.
The Francophonie is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century. The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie is a body uniting countries where French is spoken.
Juan Branco is a French and Spanish lawyer,political activist and writer.
