Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre,Grande-Terre,Marie-Galante,La Désirade,and the two inhabited Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The region's capital city is Basse-Terre,located on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island;however,the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre,both located on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 384,239 in 2019.
Lucette Michaux-Chevry was a French politician,who served as President of the Regional Council of the overseas department of Guadeloupe between 1992 and 2004. She was nicknamed the "Iron Lady of the Caribbean." because she was "for a long time the strong woman of the department."
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is a French politician who served as the President of France from 2007 to 2012.
Brice Hortefeux is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior,Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour,Labour Relations,the Family,Solidarity and Urban Affairs and Minister-Delegate for Local Government at the Ministry of the Interior and was a Member of the European Parliament.
Manuel Aeschlimann is a French politician.
Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi is a French sportsman and politician who has served as Mayor of Nice since 2017,previously holding the office from 2008 to 2016. A former professional motorcyclist,he served as a government minister under Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy. Estrosi also served as President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 2015 to 2017 and First Deputy Mayor of Nice from 2016 until 2017. He is a former member of The Republicans,which he left in 2021 to join Horizons.
Presidential elections were held in France on 21 and 22 April 2007 to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term. As no candidate received a majority of the vote,a second round was held on 5 and 6 May 2007 between the two leading candidates,Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal. Sarkozy was elected with 53% of the vote.
The Democratic and Republican Left group is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly including representatives of the French Communist Party (PCF) as well as leftist parties with bases in Overseas France.
The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy began on 16 May 2007 when Nicolas Sarkozy became the sixth President of the French Fifth Republic,following his victory in the 2007 presidential election. A candidate of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),he nominated François Fillon as Prime minister,who formed a composite government,a bit modified following the UMP's relative victory during the June legislative election. Although the UMP had not obtained a majority as large as expected,Nicolas Sarkozy could launch the reforms he had pledged as a candidate as soon as he was elected. However,he tried to open his government to the opposition party,appointing several politicians close to the opposition parties.
Thierry Mariani is a French politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. He previously served as Minister in charge of Transport under the Minister of Ecology,Sustainable development,Transport and Housing from 2010 to 2012. A former member of The Republicans (LR),he has been an Independent since 2019.
Yves Jégo is a French former politician. He was député for the third constituency of Seine-et-Marne in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2018,Mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne since 1995,and president of the Communautéde communes des Deux Fleuves.
The 2009 French Caribbean general strikes began in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe on 20 January 2009,and spread to neighbouring Martinique on 5 February 2009. Both islands are located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. The general strikes began over the cost of living,the prices of basic commodities,including fuel and food,and demands for an increase in the monthly salaries of low income workers.
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.
Philippe Juvin is a French medical doctor and politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019 for the Île-de-France constituency.
Regional elections were held in France on 14 and 21 March 2010. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 régions,which,though they do not have legislative autonomy,manage sizable budgets.
Franz-Olivier Giesbert is an American-born French journalist,author,and television presenter.
The Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde is an annual award given to the best literary work in French or French Creole from the Caribbean and the Americas.
The Republicans is a liberal-conservative political party in France,largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition. The party was formed on 30 May 2015 as the re-incorporation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),which had been established in 2002 under the leadership of then President of France Jacques Chirac.
The Republicans held a presidential primary election,officially called the open primary of the right and centre,to select a candidate for the 2017 presidential election. It took place on 20 November 2016,with a runoff on 27 November since no candidate obtained at least 50% of the vote in the first round. It was the first time an open primary had been held for The Republicans or its predecessor parties.
Quotidien is a French television show,first broadcast 12 September 2016 on the channel TMC. It is presented by Yann Barthès.
