Quebec Prepares to Weigh in on Race to Lead International Francophonie Organization
Quebec has not yet said whom it will support as four candidates vie for the post and the winner is due Nov. 16.
- On November 16, the Organisation will announce its new secretary-general at the end of the 20th Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with four candidates competing for the position.
- Rwandan Louise Mushikiwabo seeks a third term leading the 90-member Organisation, which operates with a $116 million budget, as the race unfolds amid geopolitical tensions between Rwanda and the Congo.
- Competing for the position are Congolese Juliana Amato Lumumba, Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, and Mauritarian Coumba. Since 1997, all secretaries-general have been African except Canada's Micha.
- Canada, the second-largest contributor at $43 million, joins Quebec and New Brunswick as members, while Ontario and Nova Scotia hold observer status. Quebec's government has not yet decided whom to support.
- Under Mushikiwabo, the Organisation opened offices in Beirut, Tunis, and Quebec City. Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who prioritizes international relations, is set to attend the summit where the successor will be chosen.
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Quebec prepares to weigh in on race to lead international Francophonie organization - Montreal
The newly elected Parti Québécois government in Quebec City will soon get a chance to help choose the next leader of the international organization of French-speaking nations.
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Quebec prepares to weigh in on race to lead international Francophonie organization
QUÉBEC - The newly elected Parti Québécois government in Quebec City will soon get a chance to help choose the next leader of the international organization of French-speaking nations.
Three Africans and one European compete for the prestigious post of Secretary General of the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF).
In the run-up to the Phnom Penh Summit in Cambodia, tensions between member states disrupt the appointment of the next Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF). The use of a personality outside the process has even been considered in order to get out of office, while a vote threatens to further divide the organisation. Rarely the designation of the organization [...] L'article FRANCOPHONIE : Everything but Lou…
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