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Cannes: Festival visit for French culture minister France’s new Minister of Culture Aurélie Filipetti is in Cannes, meeting industry professionals. Euronews caught up with her and asked her about the… 22/05/2012
France Socialist-led France is now under the socialist leadership of President François Hollande. May 15 was a day of rites of passage and symbolism, before getting down to… 18/05/2012
Hollande shows off women in new French government A new government, and a new image. The Hollande era got underway in Paris when the French president showed off the women in his government. He appeared in a… 17/05/2012
Women get an equal share in France’s new Cabinet France has a new gender balanced government. Christiane Taubira is leading the way after being named justice minister. But she’s the highest ranking woman… 17/05/2012
France awaits a new cabinet Government changes continue afoot in France. Outgoing Prime Minister François Fillon left Matignon, the premier’s official residence making way for Jean-Marc… 16/05/2012
Sarkozy, how golden the handshake? Some will be sorry to see Nicolas Sarkozy go, a head of state with a certain style. In 2007, on the sixteenth of May, he crossed the Elysée Palace main… 15/05/2012
Ayrault named as French prime minister France’s new president Francois Hollande has named Jean-Marc Ayrault as the country’s new prime minister. A long-time ally of Hollande, the 62-year-old was… 15/05/2012
France’s new premier strong in German Jean-Marc Ayrault is the new prime minister of France, named by a freshly-inaugurated President François Hollande. Since 1997, Ayrault has been the head of… 15/05/2012
Hollande inaugurated as French President Francois Hollande has been officially sworn-in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. He is the first socialist to take… 15/05/2012
Hollande takes control of FranceFrance’s new president, Francois Hollande, arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a swearing-in ceremony in the presence of outgoing president, Nicolas… 15/05/2012
Hollande takes over French presidency Francois Hollande has been officially sworn in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris. He is the first socialist to take… 15/05/2012
Hollande sworn in as French president – nocomment François Hollande has been officially sworn in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris. He is the first Socialist to take… 15/05/2012
France: Hollande sworn in as French president François Hollande has been officially sworn in as the new President of France. He took over from Nicolas Sarkozy in an official ceremony in Paris on Tuesday… 15/05/2012
Hollande prepares to take over French presidency It is a big week for French president-elect Francois Hollande. He will officially take over the top job on Tuesday, after sealing victory in the recent… 14/05/2012
Sarkozy’s cabinet ministers say au revoir The outgoing cabinet of Nicolas Sarkozy has met for the final time in Paris. As ministers left the Elysee Palace, they said their leader had told them not to… 09/05/2012
A View From The US: Amanpour on Hollande’s victory President Barack Obama was among the first to congragulate Francois Hollande, but what will Washington and America at large make of the man they call Mr… 07/05/2012
France: next in foreign policy… With France under new Socialist leadership, changes are to be expected in how it conducts diplomacy. France is a nuclear power and so has a permanent seat… 07/05/2012
Street party outside Socialist HQThe face of the newly-elected French President Francois Hollande appears on a giant screen, as the winner of the 2012 French presidential elections is… 07/05/2012
French presidential hopefuls cast their ballots The two contenders to be France’s next leader have cast their votes in the country’s presidential election. Socialist candidate Francois Hollande filled out… 06/05/2012
Decision day for France Voting is underway across France in the second and final round of a Presidential ballot that could give the country a Socialist head of state for the first… 06/05/2012
What does a Socialist France mean for Europe? Europe has hardly figured as an item in the French presidential elections, but the election and the campaign has made front pages around the continent. That… 04/05/2012
France: Sarkozy makes final re-election plea His chances of clinging to power may be slim according to the pundits but Nicolas Sarkozy is battling to the last to remain French President. With Sunday’s… 04/05/2012
French presidential race extols Europe Nicolas Sarkozy announced barely more than two months before polling that he was running for re-election as France’s president. The core matter was the… 04/05/2012
Hollande criticises Sarkozy May Day speech Paying tribute to former Socialist prime minister Pierre Bérégovoy, who committed suicide in the same town on May Day 19 years ago, French presidential… 01/05/2012
Sarkozy hosts May Day rally in Paris With just days to go before the second and decisive round of the French presidential election, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy has been hosting a May Day rally in… 01/05/2012
Le Pen dodges chance to endorse Sarkozy French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told supporters that she won’t endorse either Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande in Sunday’s second round… 01/05/2012
French presidential election: Sarkozy up one point in polls A new poll suggests President Nicolas Sarkozy could be closing the gap in France’s presidential race, with six days to go. Pollsters IPSOS say Sarkozy would… 30/04/2012
Political fears undermine share prices Europe’s stock exchanges headed deep into the red on Monday with investors reacting to political worries. They sold off shares – to buy things like safe… 23/04/2012
Hollande rides high in France’s presidential election first round Francois Hollande, after the first round of voting in France’s presidential election, is closer to the office of French president than any Socialist has been… 22/04/2012
French presidential election D-dayA French Trappist monk leaves a voting booth holding his ballot paper in the first round of the French presidential election. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol 22/04/2012
Far-right voters: unusual suspects Lyon is France’s second city and birth place of the 1990s urban riots which spread across the country. The city has long been conservative and the far-right… 06/04/2012
French politics’ lack of diversity The French presidential election is the first to be held in the country since the arrival of a president of mixed race in the White House, in the US. Barack… 23/03/2012
Nicolas Dupont-AignanDupont-Aignan was formerly a member of Sarkozy’s UMP but quit in 2007 to enter the race for the presidency. However he failed to obtain the 500 signatures of… 14/03/2012
Le Pen aims high with her “new look” FN The upcoming French presidential election, at the end of April and the start of May, is no different to past votes. It is keenly followed by the electorate… 14/03/2012
Green Knight Eva Joly This 22 April and 6 May, the French arrive at a major political moment for their country, the election of the president of the republic. Who will move into… 09/03/2012
Bayrou feels third time lucky The French presidential election takes place this 22 April and 6 May. Who will be in the Elysee Palace after the second round? Nicolas Sarkozy is seeking… 05/03/2012
Sarkozy booed in Bayonne – nocomment Protesters booed President Nicolas Sarkozy as he campaigned in Bayonne, in the French Basque region. 01/03/2012
French PM’s shy Twitter debutJust four tweets since October, a Twitter alias and a default egg as a profile picture. There are thousands of accounts like this on Twitter, but this… 12/12/2011
Corruption allegations swirl around Sarkozy The repercussions of a bombing in the Pakistani city of Karachi in 2002 continue to be felt in France. Eleven French engineers died in the attack, which it is… 23/09/2011
France cuts growth forecasts and will tax the rich The French government has cut it forecast for economic growth and unveiled plans aimed at ensuring that slowdown does not undermine its AAA credit rating… 24/08/2011
Sarkozy vows ‘no deal’ with the far-rightDespite the need to woo voters, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he won’t make a deal with the far-right. The National Front’s success in Sunday’s… 25/04/2012
Hollande slams Sarkozy’s jobs recordFrance’s frontrunner in next month’s presidential poll took his campaign to northern France where he slammed President Nicolas Sarkozy’s record on… 25/04/2012
Sarkozy ridicules rival for refusing to join him in debatesNicolas Sarkozy is fighting for his political life and he has upped his campaign to win a second presidential term. His target – Socialist rival Francois… 25/04/2012
French elections: Hollande successFrancois Hollande has taken a huge step towards ending the French Socialist Party’s 17-year stint in opposition. But the game isn’t over yet. In his speech… 22/04/2012
French election: Le Pen jubilantSupporters of the French National Front party gave Marine Le Pen a huge welcome as she addressed them after polling a record 19% – even higher than her… 22/04/2012
French elections: Sarkozy defiantNicolas Sarkozy’s supporters were delighted with their candidate’s score – especially as six months ago he was widely expected to be knocked out in the first… 22/04/2012
French election: Melenchon backs HollandeDespite running a successful campaign, far left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon only managed to poll 11% of the vote, finishing fourth. The man backed by the… 22/04/2012
French elections: Candidates’ reactionsNow that the pundits’ predictions are confirmed that Hollande and Sarkozy will go through to the second round (with 27.5% and 26.6% respectively) much… 22/04/2012
French elections: Hollande wins first round François Hollande (Socialist Party) has won the first round of the French presidential election with 28.6%, according to the first official exit polls, with… 22/04/2012
French elections: healthy turnoutAs voting in the first round of the French presidential elections draws to a close, commentators are noting that although voter numbers are slightly down over… 22/04/2012
No spring in French voters’ turnoutWith turnout reportedly lower in early voting than in 2007 the French have trickled to the polls in this presidential first round. The morose economy, and… 22/04/2012
10 to choose from in FranceApart from François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, the two major party front-runners, the French have eight other candidates to choose from. Two can hurt the… 22/04/2012
Voting begins in FrancePolls have opened in France in the 2012 presidential election, with 10 candidates vying to make the head-to-head runoff on May 6th between the top two… 22/04/2012
France: Final countdown to presidential electionLast-minute preparations are underway for an election expected to give France its first left-wing president in 17 years. Socialist frontrunner Francois… 21/04/2012
Political aspect of Toulouse killingsThe proximity of France’s presidential ballot has added a political aspect to the killings and candidates have been keen to react to events – but also keen… 21/03/2012
French working class rally for their presidential hopefulThousands of people have turned out to rally in support France’s far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon. Some 30,000 people joined in a march… 18/03/2012
France presidential hopefuls cross first hurdleFor several of the candidates in next month’s French presidential election, registering on time their required 500 endorsements from town mayors represents a… 17/03/2012
France consignes “Mademoiselle” to historyThere has been a seismic shift in sexual politics in France, but only half the population may notice it. The government’s decided to drop the word… 16/03/2012
Growth not austerity, says France presidential challenger HollandeThe frontrunner in the race to become the next French president has made a plea for Europe to boost the economy as well as cut deficits. The socialist… 16/03/2012
Far-right’s Le Pen to announce French presidential bidFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen was due to hold a press conference on Tuesday to officially announce her candidacy in next month’s presidential… 13/03/2012
Latest polls show Sarkozy gaining on HollandeAs France’s two main rivals for the presidency both campaigned on French television, latest opinion polls put them neck and neck for the April first-round… 13/03/2012
Sarkozy talks protecting European businesses and bordersWith the presidential elections fast approaching, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is stepping up the rhetoric, as he lags behind in the polls. Sarkozy wants… 11/03/2012
Sarkozy to quit politics if not re-electedNicholas Sarkozy said he will give up politics if he is not re-elected as he struggles to regain lost ground in France’s Presidential campaign. Sarkozy, who… 08/03/2012
Sarkozy brands election rival Hollande ‘a liar’Nicolas Sarkozy has hit the campaign trail for the first time in his bid to be re-elected president of France, one day after declaring his intention to run… 17/02/2012
Sarkozy pledges a strong France in re-election bid‘A Strong France.’ That is the slogan that Nicolas Sarkozy hopes will help him overturn the opinion polls and win a second term as French president. With… 16/02/2012
France: Hollande shrugs off Sarkozy election bidFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy used an appearance on a news programme on Wednesday night to announce he will be running for a second term. It has been… 15/02/2012
Sarkozy’s re-election bid hit by sleaze claimsOne of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s close aides is being formally investigated for financial wrongdoing. Eric Woerth, a one-time budget minister, is… 10/02/2012
Racism row rocks parliament in FranceFurore in the French parliament as MPs from the ruling centre-right party walked out in protest after an opposition member appeared to compare the interior… 07/02/2012
Armenia celebrates ‘genocide bill’ at French embassyThere was a festive mood outside the French embassy in Yerevan as Armenians celebrated the passing of a French law making it illegal to deny that the killing… 24/01/2012
French presidential frontrunner Hollande outlines socialist visionThree months before the French presidential election, the socialist frontrunner François Hollande has rallied his supporters at his most high-profile… 22/01/2012
France suspends Afghan training as four soldiers are killedFrance is suspending military operations in Afghanistan, and may accelerate its planned troop withdrawal after the killing of four French soldiers. The… 20/01/2012
New arms deal allegations hit SarkozyFour months ahead of presidential elections, France’s Nicholas Sarkozy has found himself in the middle of a corruption scandal. French newspaper Liberation… 02/01/2012
Villepin to contest French presidencyFormer French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has announced he will stand as an independent candidate in next year’s presidential election. The news is… 12/12/2011
France to face ‘toughest austerity measures since 1945’French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced new austerity measures aimed at reducing the country’s deficit. The step has also been taken to protect… 07/11/2011
France to announce new austerity budgetPension reform is at the top of the list of austerity measures to be announced today by the French government. Determined to hold on to its treasured… 07/11/2011
French Socialist presidential hopeful hits the roadThe man French Socialists hope will oust Nicolas Sarkozy in next year’s presidential vote has already hit the road. Just hours after being elected as his… 17/10/2011
Socialists control French Senate for first timeIn a blow to President Nicholas Sarkozy’s conservative UMP, the upper chamber of the French parliament has elected a socialist speaker. Jean-Pierre Bel’s… 02/10/2011
Strauss-Kahn’s TV interview stirs debateDominique Strauss-Kahn’s television appearance in France on Sunday is causing much debate. The newspapers have scorned the interview, branding it insincere… 19/09/2011
DSK gives first interview since New York arrestIt was the event that France had been waiting for. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has appeared in a live interview on prime time television, the first he has… 18/09/2011
French Socialists court far leftThree French Socialists seeking their party’s nomination to run for the presidency have attended a left-wing political festival. Martine Aubry, Segolene… 18/09/2011
Mixed results for France Muslim street prayer banA ban on praying in the street has come into effect in France. The practice has become common among many Muslims unable to find space in mosques, and it has… 16/09/2011
French ex-PM cleared again of smearing SarkozyA French appeals court has confirmed the acquittal of the former prime minister Dominique de Villepin over a political scandal where he had been accused of… 14/09/2011
Chirac to face corruption trial in absentiaFormer French president Jacques Chirac will be tried on corruption charges in his absence, because his memory is too frail. A court in Paris accepted a… 05/09/2011
Chirac trial to go ahead without the star defendantThe corruption trial against Jacques Chirac is to go ahead – although the former French president is too ill to attend. The judge has accepted a request by… 05/09/2011
French prosecutors accept Chirac’s sick noteFormer French President Jacques Chirac has missed the opening of his corruption trial in Paris due to ill health. Prosecutors say they are happy to accept… 05/09/2011
Empty dock as Chirac trial gets underwayThe corruption trial against Jacques Chirac has started, but the former French president’s doctors said he was too ill to come to court say his doctors. The… 05/09/2011
Witness ‘saw Sarkozy take cash’ for campaign, says judgeThere are fresh accusations alleging that Nicolas Sarkozy received cash from France’s richest woman for political campaigning before he became president –… 31/08/2011
Door still open for DSK return to French public lifeA leading socialist contender for the French presidential election has said Dominique Strauss-Kahn could still return to public office in France if … 22/08/2011
France stands firm over health of financesAfter the United States and Italy, France now finds itself in the firing line of speculators over how its handling its finances. France and all three credit… 12/08/2011
SocGen denies rumours over its creditCredit rating agencies have apologised to France’s second largest bank Societe Generale for market rumours questioning its credit worthiness. The… 11/08/2011
French Socialist Party puts on a united frontFrench Socialists on Tuesday rallied to put on a united front as former colleague Dominique Strauss-Kahn remains in custody in New York. The scandal has… 17/05/2011
Sarkozy’s father says French first lady is pregnantPregnancy rumours have surrounded France’s first lady for weeks. Now a German newspaper has quoted Pal Sarkozy, father of the French President, as saying… 17/05/2011
Green star protest by French MuslimsA former presidential aide has called on fellow Muslims in France to wear a green star to identify themselves. The controversial move was deliberately… 30/03/2011
