“Canada is ready to join the consensus, as the way to do in the Francophonie,” said Tuesday evening Jeremy Ghio, the press secretary of the Canadian Minister of La Francophonie, Mélanie Joly, in an e-mail addressed to the media.
Canadian officials reviewed delegations present in Yerevan, ahead of the Summit of Heads of State scheduled to begin Thursday, October 11, and concluded that the chances of re-election of Michaëlle Jean were too low.
“After analysis and taking into account the emerging African consensus at the Francophonie Summit in Yerevan, the Prime Minister-designate of Quebec, Mr. François Legault, announces that he will not support the renewal of the mandate of Mrs. Michaëlle Jean to the position of Secretary General of the Francophonie, “says the cabinet of the Quebec premier in a statement.
Newly-elected Quebec premier François Legault, announced government’s withdrawal’s via his twitter wall.
“I announce to you that the elected government of the CAQ will not support Mrs. Jean for her re-election at the head of the OIF. We will join the African consensus which is full of potential. Now is the time to give way to a new style of management,” reads the Premier’s tweet
Until recently, Jean had the support of Canada and Quebec, now with the change in events, the appointment of Louise Mushikiwabo by the French-speaking heads of state, on Friday, October 12 in Yerevan, now appears as a mere formality.
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