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20/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

France’s new justice minister commits to prison reform

Christiane Taubira has been appointed justice minister in the new French government.

18/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

How will Obama and Hollande get along at G8, Nato summits?

France’s new President François Hollande can expect a qualified welcome from Barack Obama when he arrives at the G8 summit at Camp David on Friday.

15/05/2012 - France's new president

Who is François Hollande's new prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault?

In a widely expected move, Francois Hollande has named his special campaign adviser Jean-Marc Ayrault to the post of prime minister in his first appointment as president since being sworn in ...

10/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

Hollande to meet Merkel hours after swearing-in to discuss eurozone debt crisis

France's new president François Hollande will fly to Berlin within hours of his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday for a working dinner with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and talks on the ...

08/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

Can the US work with François Hollande?

The White House on Monday said that relations with France will be unaffected by the election of Socialist François Hollande as French president.

08/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

When France's Hollande talks growth is Europe listening?

Just two days after the election of Socialist François Hollande to the French presidency on a pro-growth policy there are signs of change sweeping through the European Union.

06/05/2012 - Analysis: French presidential election campaign 2012

Why did Sarkozy lose the French presidential election?

Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday failed to win reelection as president of France.

03/05/2012 - Analysis: French presidential election 2012

Has Marine Le Pen made France's Front National respectable?

When the votes were counted after the French presidential election’s first round all of Europe was shocked.

03/05/2012 - Analysis: French presidential election 2012

Who's the liar? French presidential candidates fall out over immigration, unemployment and Berlusconi

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday judged his Socialist rival François Hollande “tough” but “respectful” in Wednesday evening’s televised election ...

23/04/2012 - Analysis: French presidential election 2012

How François Hollande hopes to beat Nicolas Sarkozy in second round of French presidentials

Socialist candidate François Hollande came top in the first round of French presidential elections last night as predicted.

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