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Marie-Ségolène Royal (French: [seɡɔlɛn ʁwajal] ⓘ; born 22 September 1953) is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election. Royal was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 2014.
Ségolène Royal ( /seɡolɛn ʁwajal/ N 5 Écouter ), née Marie Ségolène Royal le 22 septembre 1953 à Dakar ( Sénégal ), est une haute fonctionnaire et femme politique française . Membre du Parti socialiste, conseillère du président François Mitterrand dans les années 1980, elle est députée de la deuxième circonscription des Deux-Sèvres de 1988 à 2007.
Apr 29, 2024 · Segolene Royal, French politician, who was the Socialist Party’s candidate for president of France in 2007; she was defeated by Nicolas Sarzoky in the runoff election. Learn more about Royal’s life and career, including her numerous government posts.
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Ségolène Royal: ‘It’s quite simple, the French people have had enough of taxes’. The Socialist politician on Macron’s mis-steps, her country’s malaise — and why the men who rule France should...
Ségolène Royal, the defeated Socialist candidate in France’s 2007 election, was President Emmanuel Macron’s emissary to the North and South Poles and a public critic of his pensions...
Mar 29, 2022 · The Socialist candidate faced a conservative rival, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the 2007 French presidential election. She led a popular and innovative campaign, but her secret divorce from François Hollande undermined her chances.
Marie-Ségolène Royal (born September 22, 1953 in Dakar, French West Africa, now Senegal) is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes region, a member of the National Assembly and a prominent member of the Socialist Party in France.
