Uploads from Alexandre Foulon, tagged élections

Bastille #4

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:15:56 -0700

Place de la Bastille, Paris, May 6th 2012.

Young French people supporting newly elected socialist president François Hollande celebrate as they are awaiting his speech.

Rosa, Rosae (USFP)

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:37:17 -0800

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Côte d'Ivoire : The storm is coming #1

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:53:39 -0700

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Abidjan. 2010.

Côte d'Ivoire : The storm is coming #2

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:53:39 -0700

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Abidjan. 2010.

Ali Ben Bongo's meeting in Libreville #3bis

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:14:41 -0700

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Gabon. 16/08/09. Presidential campaign.

Bastille #1

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:34:26 -0700

Alexandre Foulon posted a photo:

Place de la Bastille, Paris, May 6th 2012.

French people supporting newly elected socialist president François Hollande celebrate as they are awaiting his speech.

Bastille #2

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:34:27 -0700

Alexandre Foulon posted a photo:

Place de la Bastille, Paris, May 6th 2012.

French people supporting newly elected socialist president François Hollande celebrate as they are awaiting his speech.

Bastille #3

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:34:28 -0700

Alexandre Foulon posted a photo:

Place de la Bastille, Paris, May 6th 2012.

Young French people supporting newly elected socialist president François Hollande celebrate as they are awaiting his speech.

PPS in campaign

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:11:35 -0800

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Casablanca, Morocco, 2011.

After the PJD victory at the parliamentary elections of Nov.25th, the Moroccan political landscape changed. The former alliance composed of the Istiqlal, the USFP (socialist party) and the PPS (post-communist party), named the "Koutla" doesn't exist anymore.

While the Istiqlal agreed to enter the new governement lead by A. Benkirane, the PJD leader ("islamist party"), the USFP did not. The PPS is still hesitating.

The Istiqlal is Morocco's first political party (independance party) as it was created in 1943 to claim independance. The USFP is the heir of Mehdi Ben Barka's UNFP that splited from Istiqlal in the late 1950's. The PPS is a minor party that was created on the ashes of the former Communist Party, forbidden during colonial rule and then Hassan II's era.

The PPS eventually decided to join the PJD government, what is rather surprising for a left wing party, taking part in an alliance with Mr. Benkirane's party, as the PJD leader was rather instrumental while young, in relaying Hassan II's struggle against the Left during the "années de plomb" through the Chabiba Islamiya, an Islamist Organization he then left.

Istiqlal youth during campaign

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:37:17 -0800

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PJD

nobody@flickr.com (Alexandre Foulon) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:42:59 -0800

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Casablanca, Morocco, 2011.

The PJD (Justice and Development Party) won after friday's general elections in Morocco 107 seats out of 395 in Parliament. The PJD is said to be an "islamist" party by western media, but is more a conservative party inspired by religious thesis, than an "islamist" political movement. After obtaining the majority of seats, it has now to deal with other parties and compose a new government, that it should lead, after King Mohamed VI will name the new Prime Minister.