Walwari (French pronunciation: [wal.wa.ʁi]) is a political party in the French overseas department and region of French Guiana, founded in 1992 by Christiane Taubira and her husband Roland Delannon.[1]

Walwari
Secretary-GeneralLine Létard
FoundersChristiane Taubira
Roland Delannon
Founded30 November 1992
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Social democracy
Autonomism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
National affiliationNew Popular Front (2024–present)
National Assembly
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Assembly of French Guiana
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The party had one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party (PS); it was held by Taubira from 1993 to 2012 who also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 to 1999. It is aligned with the Radical Party of the Left (PRG) and has arranged local electoral alliances with the radical independentist Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (MDES).

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