Négocier en faveur d’autrui à l’international. La fabrique française du consensus pour la victoire rwandaise au poste de secrétaire général de la Francophonie en 2018.

Negotiation is one of the regulating principles of international organizations. Although largely studied in material terms ( climate, trade, armaments, etc.), it also concerns the conquest of international positions, where States sometimes negotiate in favour of certain of their partners. Our article deals with the case of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and analyses the French option of negotiating a consensus in favour of Rwanda for the election to the General Secretariat in 2018. After a conceptual clarification on ‘negotiation for others’ in International Relations, our article returns to the historical variables of the elections to this position, before unfolding the strategies operationalised by France in 2018. We learn that the steering of francophone multilateralism is based on a hegemonic approach by France, which is facilitated by regular divisions between Africans, a relative caution of Canada and a quasi-indifference of Asian countries members of the Francophonie. All this allows France to maintain a flexible articulation between its interests, those of its partners, and the principles and values promoted by this organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]