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10/08/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

French Socialists face left-wing opposition in golden rule budget vote

France’s Socialist government is set to face opposition from some of its left-wing allies but win the support of the right-wing opposition when it asks parliament to ratify the European ...

France's MoDem is fighting to keep voice in Parliament
14/06/2012 - On-the-spot France

France's MoDem is fighting to keep voice in Parliament

As France prepares to vote in Sunday's second round of legislative elections, Modem, the party created by François Bayrou in 2007, is fighting to keep a voice in parliament.

01/06/2012 - Analysis: French parliamentary election 2012

Everything you wanted to know about the French parliamentary election but were afraid to ask

No sooner have they elected a new president, than the French must return to the polls to elect a new National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.

06/05/2012 - French presidential election campaign 2012

French vote in presidential election after last-minute Sarkozy recovery

French voters go to the polls in what is set to be a historic presidential election campaign.

05/05/2012

French press review 5 May 2012

On the eve of second round presidential elections here in France, the papers are all about the duel between President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist challenger François Hollande.

Sarkozy or Hollande? Time for France to choose
05/05/2012 - Campaign chronicles

Sarkozy or Hollande? Time for France to choose

Campaigning is over and there are no more public appearances before Sunday's presidential face-off between Socialist François Hollande, and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.

04/05/2012 - France

Surprise backing for Hollande from centrist Bayrou in presidential run-off with Sarkozy

French centrist leader Francois Bayrou, delivered a blow to the re-election hopes of incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday by saying he will vote for his Socialist rival Francois ...

28/04/2012

French press review 28 April 2012

Campaigns for the second round of the presidential elections continue to fill the front pages of the newspapers.

French presidential poll - and then there were two
28/04/2012 - Campaign chronicles

French presidential poll - and then there were two

Last Sunday's first round whittled the 10 candidates down to two.

Le candidat socialiste François Hollande (G) et Nicolas Sarkozy, le président sortant et candidat de l'UMP.
24/04/2012 - France

Sarkozy and Hollande set out to woo far-right Front National Le Pen voters

As campaigning continues ahead of the 6 May run-off for French president both candidates set out on Monday to court the more than six million people who voted for the far-right Front National ...

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