Category: Politics
President Hollande’s baptism of water and fire
François Hollande’s first day as the seventh president of the Fifth Republic included a right soaking in his open topped car on the Champs Elysées and being struck by lightning on the flight to Berlin for his crucial meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Twelve things you might not know about President Hollande
Twelve things you might not know about President Hollande….
High hopes for Hollande
Like Tony Blair and Barak Obama before him, François Hollande has a lot to live up to. He has come to power promising change for a whole nation. It’s a big promise to make.
Final polls suggest gap narrowing
Two days after the marathon live TV debate, the final polls before Sunday’s run-off show François Hollande’s lead over Nicolas Sarkozy is down to five points, the smallest gap between the two in the campaign.
Radio Londres
The 2012 presidential election is the first social networking election and means the reportedly ten officials from the electoral commission charged with the job have had their work cut making sure no-one broke strict laws which prevent the release of official projections before 20.00h, on pain of a 75000 euro fine. Especially as enterprising internauts [...]
It’s Hollande vs Sarkozy – with Le Pen third
As expected, François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy will go head-to-head in the presidential run-off on May 6.
Guide to the French presidential election – part two
With still more than two weeks till the first round of voting in the Presidential Election, and then a further two weeks of campaigning for the run off, the race to the Elysée is just as much a marathon as it is to any other historic seat of power. Although the French version is a [...]
Sarkozy edges ahead of Hollande in first round
There’s a glimmer of hope in Nicolas Sarkozy’s re-election campaign, following his big rally at Villepinte and his unabashed shift to the right to poach the Le Pen vote.
Guide to the French presidential election – part one
The election of a new president is a big deal for the French – or more accurately, exercising your right to vote for a new president is a big deal for the French, although they will almost certainly not reveal for whom they vote – and it’s a faux pas to ask.
Presidential race in full swing
With the first round of the presidential election only two months away on April 22, all the major runners have announced their candidature and their campaigns are in full swing.
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