World news about “French politics” published by euronews.
EU Parliament votes against le Pen Controversial French politician Marine le Pen is one step closer to having her parliamentary immunity lifted, paving the way for criminal charges to be… 19/06/2013
Orange boss questioned over Tapie-Lagarde case Stephane Richard, the chief executive of French telecoms firm Orange has been questioned over an arbitration process that led to a large pay-out to… 10/06/2013
Prime minister who served under Mitterand dies Former French Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy has died. Serving under President Mitterand from 1981 to 1984, he oversaw a string of reforms including giving… 07/06/2013
France’s Le Pen could lose immunity, may face racism charges French National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen could face charges of inciting racism – after a European parliamentary committee voted to remove her immunity… 02/06/2013
Judge arrested over 400 million Tapie payout A former senior judge involved in settling one of France’s most high profile and costly compensation cases has been arrested for fraud. Eighty-six-year-old… 30/05/2013
Former French finance minister Cahuzac withdraws candidacy Disgraced ex-finance minister Jérôme Cahuzac has bowed out from by-elections in France. Contesting his own constituency after a scandal involving secret… 19/05/2013
France urged to speed up reforms It was during a joint press conference in Brussels where the European Commission’s Jose Manuel Barroso stood with French President, Francois Hollande and… 15/05/2013
Hollande’s year of rattling chains François Hollande one year ago was inaugurated in the rain. Many people then took the weather as an omen for the French president. In the months that… 06/05/2013
Holland tries to relaunch his flagging government French President François Hollande has held a special cabinet meeting ahead of an expected reshuffle, a year into office and the most unpopular president in… 06/05/2013
Hollande’s victory music out of tune on French election anniversary When François Hollande was elected French president exactly one year ago, accordionists accompanied him on stage as he celebrated victory. Twelve months on… 06/05/2013
France approves same-sex marriage – nocomment The French national parliament has legalised same-sex marriage and adoption. 24/04/2013
French parliament approves gay marriage lawFrench parliament approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children on Tuesday, a flagship reform pledge by President Francois Hollande… 23/04/2013
France votes to extend Mali mission France’s parliament has voted to extend its four month military mission in Mali to drive back Islamist extremists. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault declared… 23/04/2013
France, under fiscal pressure, sends a message to Europe The French President has used a gathering of economists, business leaders and political figures at the OECD in Paris to send a message to Europe. On the… 17/04/2013
Owning up: French cabinet ministers forced to declare assetsFrench president François Hollande, in hot water after the Cahuzac scandal and the Offshore Leaks revelation about his campaign financier, is keen to appear… 16/04/2013
France: equality, liberty… transparency Cahuzac in the French lower house of parliament, the Assemblée Nationale, said: “I deny categorically… I do not have – have never had – an account… 15/04/2013
Ministers of Bling outed in France The ‘Great Revelation’ has begun as French politicians unveil their assets to the public with some rather surprising discoveries. Details began trickling… 15/04/2013
French Senate votes to legalise same-sex marriage The French Senate has voted to legalise same-sex marriage, which is now on track to become law become by summer. The vote put forward by the Socialists of… 12/04/2013
France’s ministerial turmoil French President François Hollande’s public opinion rating is in the mud. His fortunes have shrunk as the Cahuzac scandal swells, a symbolic bad example for… 05/04/2013
Gay marriage debate enters final chapter in France Hundreds of people have taken to the streets again in France as the Senate begins a debate on adopting a gay marriage and adoption bill. Despite such vocal… 04/04/2013
Pressure mounts on Hollande over budget minister’s secret Swiss account The fallout from Jerome Cahuzac’s confession that he lied over having a secret Swiss bank account now threatens the entire French government. The crusading… 04/04/2013
France: tax, lies and audiotape A budget minister entrusted with rebalancing France’s books in a time of great economic difficulty is guilty of tax fraud, setting off political shockwaves… 03/04/2013
Hollande: ex-minister Cahuzac’s trickery ‘unpardonable’ The French cabinet met in Paris, still reeling from confessions of the former budget minister that he had lied about secret offshore bank accounts he had held… 03/04/2013
France: ‘Cahuzac lied to the president of the republic’ The admission that one of the pillars of the French cabinet lied repeatedly has sent shockwaves through French politics. The 60-year-old disgraced former… 03/04/2013
Disgraced former French budget minister admits foreign bank accounts The former French Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac has admitted to holding a foreign bank account following months of strenuous denial. Cahuzac’s resignation in… 02/04/2013
French unconvinced by Hollande’s pep talk President Francois Hollande has pleaded with the French people to give him more time to get the country out of its economic mess, but it mostly fell on deaf… 29/03/2013
Sarkozy honours Belgian foreign minister Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has made a rare public appearance. The 58-year-old was in Brussels to present France’s highest honour to Belgian… 27/03/2013
US tyre boss angers France with productivity jibes Attempts by the French government to get US tyre maker Titan International to take over a Goodyear plant in northern France have backfired dramatically with… 20/02/2013
France divided over gay marriage Demonstrators in favour, demonstrators against, both sides in the debates surrounding gay marriage in France have been promoting and defending their views… 29/01/2013
Gay marriage: the same rights for all? Hello I am Chris Burns. Welcome to The Network. We will be connecting shortly with our guests to get to the bottom of today’s issue. But beware, our guests… 16/01/2013
French labour reform talks struggling After two days of talks, French employers and unions still seemed far away from agreeing on changes to the country’s labour laws, to make it more… 11/01/2013
French find investor for troubled ArcelorMittal plant The French government claims to have found an industrialist willing to invest 400 million euros to restart ArcelorMittal’s Florange steelworks. Industry… 28/11/2012
France faces reality check with tax reforms French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has presented his latest economic proposals for restoring economic growth in what he called an “unprecedented” package… 06/11/2012
Hollande urges new approach on EU partners French President François Hollande has been meeting with the heads of the World Bank, IMF, and other top economic bodies at the OECD headquarters in… 29/10/2012
Hollande promises he is accelerating With his popularity flagging, French President François Hollande has set out to recast his image as ‘man in control’. He told the nation on television… 10/09/2012
French Socialists ‘don’t want austerity’ French Socialist President François Hollande returned from his summer vacation a few days ago. He has a lot of work to do, into a stiff headwind of criticism… 22/08/2012
Hollande’s first 100 days It has been 100 days since François Hollande stepped onto the red conveyor belt of history and became President of the Republic of France. He wanted it… 15/08/2012
France’s Socialists get a strong mandate to govern French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party are celebrating after gaining an outright majority in the National Assembly. Sunday’s second-round… 18/06/2012
France: dangerous liaisons? France’s second round of voting for who enters parliament promises to be a tighter race than perhaps ever before, between the socialists (PS), conservative… 15/06/2012
French Socialists feel power in reach Encouraged by the results of the first round of voting in legislative elections, France’s President François Hollande can feel confident of sealing his… 11/06/2012
Hollande rolls back Sarkozy’s retirement reforms French President Francois Hollande unveiled a plan on Wednesday to lower the retirement age to 60 for some long-term workers. It partially reverses his… 06/06/2012
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
Uncertainty over plight of French hostages in CameroonThere is now uncertainty over the news that seven French hostages kidnapped in Cameroon have been freed. A French minister had initially confirmed the… 21/02/2013
France’s President Hollande to visit MaliThe French President Francois Hollande is on his way to Mali tonight in support of French and Malian troops engaged in battle against Islamist rebels. But… 01/02/2013
Basque nationalists Batasuna dissolves French partyThe Basque nationalists Batasuna has announced its disbanding its French party because of a new phase of politics in the Basque region. Batasun is banned in… 03/01/2013
French UMP rivals agree a dealAfter a month of in-fighting, the two rivals battling to lead France’s centre-right UMP party have agreed to hold a re-run of the election. The… 18/12/2012
Sarkozy plays peace broker to feuding UMP leadership contendersFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy has waded into the leadership row threatening to splinter his conservative UMP party. His intervention follows a… 27/11/2012
French minister says ArcelorMittal is not welcomeA true declaration of war or an attempt to apply pressure while awaiting the mediation of the President? France’s Minister for Industrial Renewal, Arnaud… 27/11/2012
Leadership fiasco pushes France’s UMP closer to break-upThe former French prime minister Francois Fillon is setting up his own group of supporters while his conservative UMP party tears itself apart over who is the… 27/11/2012
France: Fillon disputes ‘illegal’ UMP voteFrance’s centre-right UMP party announced Jean-Francois Cope as its new leader on Monday, following a leadership vote marred by allegations of election… 26/11/2012
No end in sight to French centre-right fightIn Paris, attempts by former French Prime Minister Alain Juppé to mediate between the two contenders for the leadership of the centre-right opposition have… 26/11/2012
French centre-right opposition in disarrayFrance’s centre-right opposition is once more in disarray. Former Prime Minister Francois Fillon is contesting the result of the UMP party’s leadership race… 22/11/2012
France combat troops end Afghan missionFrance is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan. Some 400 troops are preparing to leave Kapisa, the province where France has lost most of its 88… 20/11/2012
Sarkozy “disciple” wins French opposition pollA supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been officially elected as the next leader of France’s centre-right opposition party, but only by a… 20/11/2012
Fraud fury in French opposition leader voteThe race to replace Nicolas Sarkozy as leader of France’s main opposition party is in chaos amid allegations of fraud. Both former Prime Minister Francois… 19/11/2012
French opposition leader vote ends in confusionThe result of the tightly-fought contest to choose the next leader of France’s centre-right opposition party the UMP remains unclear with both sides claiming… 19/11/2012
Sarkozy’s UMP party to vote for a new leaderAround 300,000 members of the political party of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy are voting for a new leader. The opposition UMP has been without a… 18/11/2012
French unions call for rethink on austerity measuresA day after being crowned the most unpopular French president after six months in office, Francois Hollande has been left in no doubt as to what many think of… 14/11/2012
Hollande promises French growth and jobsBefore he was elected in May, French President Francois Hollande promised he would hold regular news conferences. He used his first address on Tuesday… 13/11/2012
France unveils plans to allow gay marriageFrance has approved a draft bill to allow same-sex marriages. The proposal would give gay couples the right to adopt children but not access to assisted… 07/11/2012
France acts to bolster industryFrance acts to bolster industry France’s Socialist government unveiled measures to bolster the struggling industrial sector and make exporters more… 06/11/2012
Minister urges French to buy home madeWith France’s economy in the doldrums, the country’s Industry Minister, Arnaud Montebourg, has turned himself into a poster-boy for French products, appearing… 19/10/2012
France close to adopting EU fiscal pactFrance’s lower house has overwhelmingly approved ratification of the EU fiscal pact despite opposition from left-wing lawmakers. The treaty, which should… 09/10/2012
Poor polls suggest rocky road for France’s First LadyFrance’s First Lady has an uphill struggle to redeem her image after a notorious gaffe earlier this year that embarrassed her partner, President Hollande… 04/10/2012
France’s left split on fiscal pact voteThe focus in the French National Assembly was Europe with the first reading of the European Union fiscal pact which was agreed by EU leaders in March. But… 02/10/2012
Bullfighting not banned by France Constitutional CourtBullfighting has been declared legal in France after animal rights activists lost the battle to have the sport classified as cruelty to animals. Following… 21/09/2012
French cabinet greenlights EU financial treatyFrance has kickstarted ratification of the EU Fiscal Pact, but Francois Hollande’s government remains deeply divided on the move. The cabinet has given… 19/09/2012
Police reinforcements for troubled French townA hundred extra police have been sent to the northern French town of Amiens, 24 hours after a night of violence during which officers came under attack and a… 15/08/2012
French police launch Roma camp clear outFrench police have moved to clear two illegal Roma camps in the northern city of Lille a day after clearing camps in Paris and Lyon. Around 240 Roma have been… 09/08/2012
Hollande recognises tough labour laws in FranceFrench President Francois Hollande has admitted “structural rigidities” regarding labour laws will need to be addressed in order to satisfy international… 09/07/2012
Hollande visits submarine to show support for France nuclear armsFrance’s President Francois Hollande has reaffirmed his commitment to nuclear arms. Boldly going where no French head of state has gone for almost 40 years… 04/07/2012
France: New parliament sits, with Socialist SpeakerFrance’s newly-elected parliament has begun work. Its youngest member is Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, the granddaughter of ex-National Front leader Jean… 26/06/2012
French Left given mandate for changeAfter the Sarkozy ‘hyper-presidency’ ushered in five years ago with the new-style hyperactive showbiz glitz of Nicolas Sarkozy, France is getting used to the… 18/06/2012
French legislative elections: Voter reactionsFrench newspapers claimed the Socialist party’s outright win in legislative elections would given them ‘carte blanche’ to carry out their promises to… 18/06/2012
Sarkozy’s UMP take an electoral hidingThe UMP Party of former President Nicolas Sarkozy have suffered at the hands of the Socialists. The defeat in the presidential election was marginal; the… 18/06/2012
Socialists take political control in FranceThe French Socialist Party have achieved an absolute majority in the French National Assembly after a second round of parliamentary elections. The result… 18/06/2012
Socialists gain absolute power in FranceThe Socialists of President Francois Hollande have won an absolute majority in the National Assembly after round two of parliamentary elections. The result… 17/06/2012
France votes in final round of parliamentary electionsSunday is the final round of voting in French parliamentary elections and Socialist president Francois Hollande is hoping his party wins a decisive victory… 17/06/2012
High stakes for Hollande as France elects parliamentThe stakes are high for new President François Hollande as France heads back to the polls today for the second round of its parliamentary elections. He… 17/06/2012
