Socialist Party

Martine Aubry has been cleared of manslaughter charges for failing to protect French workers from asbestos.

17/05/2013 - France

Martine Aubry cleared of asbestos manslaughter charges

A court in Paris has cleared former Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry of manslaughter charges for failing to French protect workers from asbestos.

12/05/2013 - France - Africa

Marine Le Pen says not to forget France's positive contribution to Africa, despite its connection to slavery

Marine Le Pen, the president of France’s far right party Front National (FN), declared on Sunday that while there is nothing more horrible than slavery, one should not forget that ...

06/05/2013 - Analysis: France

Why is François Hollande so unpopular in France?

Only 15 per cent of French people have a positive view of François Hollande’s first year as French president, according to the latest opinion polls

06/05/2013 - On-the-spot France

Hollande's first year as a President

One year ago today Francois Hollande became France's new Socialist president winning 52 per cent of the vote.

05/05/2013

French weekly magazines review

The French weeklies are dominated by a jobless May Day in France and President François Hollande’s horrible first year in office.

30/04/2013 - France - Germany

German government memo calls France 'Europe’s biggest problem child'

Just days after the leak of a French Socialist Party memo critical of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German newspaper has revealed an internal German political memo harshly critical of the ...

28/04/2013

French weekly magazines review

Even the success of the government's same-sex marriage bill provides little respite for France's embattled president.

27/04/2013

French press review 27 April 2013

An attack on German Chancellor Angela Merkel drawn up for François Hollande's Socialist Party and Qatar’s unquenchable appetite for France are among the big stories hitting the front ...

21/04/2013

French weekly magazines review

The trials and tribulations of the government have sent the weeklies into a kind of trance this week, each going its own direction to describe the political ravages left by the socialist ...

13/04/2013 - France

French Prime Minister works to reassure Socialist party amidst rising discontent

France’s Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault made a call to his fellow socialists to surmount the Cahuzac affair, which saw the country’s ex-Budget Minister charged with tax fraud last ...