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23/05/2012 - France

Google in court over automatic search identifying Jewish celebrities

Google has been ordered to go to mediation over complaints in France that its search engine automatically associates the word “Jew” with the names of certain well-known people.

15/05/2012 - France's new president

Hollande faces first controversy over tribute to 'racist' Jules Ferry

France’s new President François Hollande started his term in office with a homage to Jules Ferry, the 19th-century politician seen as the father of the modern French education system.

14/05/2012 - French legislative elections 2012

Front National's Marine Le Pen launches parliamentary election bid

Former far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday launched her bid to win election to France’s National Assembly next month from the northern French town of Hénin-Beaumont. She played down a challenge from hard-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon,

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.

Controversial election of first Miss Black France
01/05/2012 - On-the-spot France

Controversial election of first Miss Black France

The first Miss Black France competition was held this weekend in Paris. 17 young women aged 17 to 29, the majority not professional models, were chosen from 1,000 applicants.

29/04/2012 - France

Slideshow - Miss Black France

Riot police were called to contain a potentially volatile situation between ultra-nationalists demonstrators and spectators of Miss Black France.

29/04/2012 - France

Far right protesters mar Miss Black France contest

Ultra-nationalists from the group New France protested outside the first ever Miss Black France beauty pageant in Paris on Saturday.

28/04/2012 - Report: French presidential election 2012

Sarkozy claims Stalinist trial over campaign's rightward shift

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday complained that he was the victim of a “Stalinist trial” amid criticism of an alleged rightward turn in his campaign to be reelected.

25/04/2012 - French presidential election 2012

Sarkozy rules out Front National ministers but chases far-right's votes

The Front National (FN) will not have seats in government if he is reelected, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said

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