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French presidential election 2012
Presidential front-runner Francois Hollande, 1 May 2012
01/05/2012 - France

Workers and unions take centre stage in Hollande's May Day speech

Socialist candidate François Hollande used the occasion of International Workers Day on Tuesday 1 May to praise the trade union movement and celebrate his Socialist party’s record on ...

01/05/2012 - France

FN's Marine Le Pen says she will vote neither Sarkozy nor Hollande in second round

Far right Front National leader Marine Le Pen has strongly suggested that those who voted for her in the first round of the Presidential elections should vote “blanc” ...

01/05/2012 - France

Presidential election at the forefront of May Day rallies in France

France's presidential race is at the forefront of May Day celebrations onTuesday, with right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy staging a rally on a day traditionally dominated by unions.

01/05/2012

French press review 1 May 2012

The Mayday rallies are the big story in the French press today...

30/04/2012 - France

Socialists gaffe over DSK birthday party invite shakes Hollande campaign

The presidential campaign of Socialist candidate François Hollande was shaken over the weekend once again by the party’s links to disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

30/04/2012

French press review 30 April 2012

The fact that very few French journalists work tomorrow, International Workers' Day, means that the papers have to get in ahead of the event.

30/04/2012 - France

Sarkozy to sue over media claims ex-Libyan dictator funded 2007 election campaign

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who faces Socialist rival François Hollande in the 6 May run-off presidential election, says he will press charges against investigative news website ...

Non-Europeans living in France to vote in local elections? Hollande for, Sarkozy against.
30/04/2012 - World news explained

Non-Europeans living in France to vote in local elections? Hollande for, Sarkozy against.

One of the hot issues ahead of Sunday's final round in the French presidential election is whether to give non-European Union citizens living in France the right to vote in French local elections ...

29/04/2012

French weekly magazines review

The magazines are offering clarification on why last week’s first round presidential vote produced no clear winner.

The 29 April Sound Kitchen quiz
29/04/2012 - The Sound Kitchen

The 29 April Sound Kitchen quiz

Put on your thinking caps … it’s time for the quiz. You’ll hear great music and listener’s letters, too … don’t miss it!

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