Skilled campaign brings Hollande to Élysée PalaceNOT A single opinion poll over the past six months suggested François Hollande would loseMon May 07 2012 - 01:00
'We want a president who is more cultivated, who stands back more'WITH THE VOTERS: AMEL LAGEAT admitted she didn’t know much about the man who just received her voteMon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Hollande win puts left back in the ElyseeThe socialist François Hollande has been elected president of France, according to projections, giving the left control of the…Sun May 06 2012 - 01:00
Hollande team confident of deal on growth pact for France and IrelandFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE’S aides are satisfied that if he wins the French presidential election a compromise can be agreed on a European…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Cautiously optimistic Socialists feel their time has finally arrivedTHEY CAN sense it’s within their graspFri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Hollande still favourite as debate fails to boost SarkozyAS YOU were. That was the media consensus yesterday after the gruelling televised debate between Nicolas Sarkozy and François…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
The debate: Hollande rhetoric goes unchallengedSharp early exchange set the tone for a bruising debate.Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Hollande calls for ECB to lend directly to ESM fundFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE, the socialist candidate for the French presidency, has said the European Central Bank (ECB) should help struggling…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Debate offers incumbent final chance but gap remains wideEVERY LAST detail has been agreed. The table between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande will be 2.5 metres in length.Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Sarkozy makes Labour Day plea to keep his job“NICOLAS PRÉSIDENT,” came the chant from tens of thousands of people gathered in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower yesterday to …Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Hollande claims Merkel shifted stanceSOCIALIST CANDIDATE François Hollande has claimed his campaign for the French presidency has forced German chancellor Angela …Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Hollande makes right noise with pledge to cut immigrationSOCIALIST CANDIDATE François Hollande moved to shield himself against attacks from the right yesterday by pledging to reduce …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Possible kingmaker Le Pen mocks Sarkozy effort to embrace far rightFRENCH FAR RIGHT leader Marine Le Pen, a potential kingmaker in the presidential election, has challenged President Nicolas Sarkozy…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Hollande wants EU treaty reopenedThe leading candidate for the French presidency, François Hollande, has laid out plans to add new elements to the European Union…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Hollande claims he has inspired pro-growth campFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE, the socialist candidate for the French presidency, has said his victory in the first round of the election…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
French presidential candidate wants treaty reopenedTHE LEADING candidate for the French presidency, François Hollande, has laid out plans to add new elements to the European Union…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Hollande and Sarkozy court far right voters after National Front's successFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE and Nicolas Sarkozy steered their campaigns on to far-right terrain yesterday as they fought for National Front…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Result brings Hollande a step closer to presidencyA determining factor will be le Pen’s 18.5% of voters and what they will do in second roundMon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Sarkozy to face Hollande in French election run-offFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE moved a step closer to the French presidency after he beat the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the first round…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
'I'm worried about the future - whoever wins'JASMINA STEFANOVIC emerged from the primary school on rue du Jourdain smiling broadly, her ballot cast and her expectations high…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Sarkozy faces Hollande in run-offFrançois Hollande moved a step closer to the French presidency after he beat the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the first round…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Sarkozy issues late plea for supportFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy issued a final appeal for support last night as France prepared for the first round of a presidential…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
We all know Sarko, but who's the other guy?French voters used to regard François Hollande as a jovial policy wonk with woolly views and an inability to say noSat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Election DiaryKeeping a lid on the results: French authorities are doing everything they can to ensure election result projections do not …Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Green candidate hangs on doggedly as presidential prospects witherTHIS WAS meant to be the Greens’ breakthrough yearThu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
More political figures fall in behind HollandeTHE FRENCH Socialist Party moved to shore up the left-wing vote last night with an attack on the EU fiscal treaty and a promise…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Germany plays down Sarkozy call to expand ECB roleA CALL by Nicolas Sarkozy to expand the role of the European Central Bank has been played down by Germany and seized on by his…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Sarkozy focuses on ECB role in boosting growthNICOLAS SARKOZY has risked provoking German ire by reviving his call for a more activist European Central Bank (ECB) that could…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Main rivals seek to broaden support a week before pollA WEEK to go before the first round of the presidential election, but to judge by the simultaneous rallies held by Nicolas Sarkozy…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Radical left-winger the surprise of campaignJUST THREE months ago, Jean-Luc Mélenchon was struggling to be heardFri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
French Resistance leader dies aged 97RAYMOND AUBRAC, one of the last surviving leaders of the French Resistance, has died in Paris aged 97.Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
French presidential candidates have little scope for manoeuvreFRANCE NOW: THE LAUNCH event for Nicolas Sarkozy’s election manifesto on Thursday was a model of political stagecraftSat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Sarkozy pledges historic balancing of France's budget if re-electedNICOLAS SARKOZY has pledged to balance France’s budget for the first time in 40 years if he wins a second term as president…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Urban France moves to the countrysideFRANCE NOW: THE SETTING – a lazy village cafe in the south of France on a sunny midweek morning – makes it all the more incongruous…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Inégalité, morosité, nostalgieFrance’s sluggish economy, debt and unemployment figures could account for the gloom and self-doubt pervading French society. …Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Al-Jazeera decides against showing Merah video footage of killingsAL-JAZEERA television has decided not to broadcast video footage of the seven killings in southern France after it received clips…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Cleric with Dublin links not welcome 'on French soil'A CONTROVERSIAL Muslim cleric with links to the Clonskeagh mosque in Dublin has been told he is not welcome in France after President…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Merah's brother placed under formal investigation for complicity in killingsTHE BROTHER of the gunman who killed seven people in southwest France in recent weeks has been formally placed under investigation…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
French defensive over handling of Toulouse killingsTHE FRENCH government was put on the defensive yesterday over its handling of the killings in Toulouse amid claims that police…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Suspected killer shot dead by Toulouse commandosA 23-YEAR-OLD suspected of killing seven people in southwest France was shot dead in a gun battle with police commandos yesterday…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Fallout to turn presidential campaign on its headANALYSIS: NOW FOR the falloutFri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Police begin assault on besieged flat of suspected French killerFRENCH POLICE started an assault late last night on the apartment of a gunman suspected of killing seven people in southwest …Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Political row: Sarkozy calls for unityFrench president Nicolas Sarkozy has called for national unity after paying tribute to the three soldiers who were shot dead …Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
'He has no regrets, except not having more time to kill' in ToulouseTHE SOUND of gunshots woke Cédric Lambert just before 5amThu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
'It strikes at your heart. You can't imagine how hard it is'AMID SPRING sunshine and the sound of birdsong, the cortege made its way past armed policemen on to the quiet residential street…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Police fear gunman on bike could strike againFRENCH AUTHORITIES fear the gunman suspected of killing seven people in the southwest of the country in the past 10 days could…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
French police link Jewish school and army killingsA HUGE manhunt was under way for a serial killer in southern France last night after police linked yesterday’s killing of a teacher…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Sarkozy says France will not give in to terror threatPRESIDENT NICOLAS Sarkozy has said France will hold firm against “terror and barbarism” after the killing of a teacher and three…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Hollande calls for expanded loans role for ECBFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE, the socialist frontrunner for France’s presidency, has spoken of overhauling the European Central Bank’s mandate…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Motive a mystery as three French soldiers shot deadFRENCH SOLDIERS stationed in the southwest of France have been told not to wear their uniforms outside barracks after three paratroopers…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
