(FILES) France's Deputy Minister for Cooperation and 'Francophonie' Charles Josselin (C) looks on flanked by Gabon's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and 'Francophonie' Jean Ping (R) as he attends the Ministery Conference on 'Francophonie' in Paris on January 11, 2002. Charles Josselin, a former minister in Lionel Jospin's government and a historic figure of the Socialist Party (PS) in Brittany, has died, PS First Secretary Olivier Faure announced on X on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Eric Feferberg / AFP via Getty Images)