Report: Suleiman Among Candidates to Replace Diouf in Francophonie
President Michel Suleiman is among the candidates to succeed Abdou Diouf, secretary-general of the Francophonie organization, pan-Arab daily al-Hayat reported on Sunday.
The newspaper quoted sources in the Francophonie as saying that Suleiman could replace Diouf when his term ends in 2014.
Diouf, a former Senegalese president, has been since 2003 the secretary-general of the Francophonie, which groups together French-speaking nations around the world.
The 15th Francophonie summit will be held in Senegal next year and will coincide with the end of the third and final term of Diouf.
The same sources told al-Hayat that Henri Lopes, a Congolese writer and diplomat, is also seeking to reach the post.
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