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What does it mean to be French today?

Marc Perelman interviews Christophe Bertossi (IFRI), Massimo Nava (Corriere della Sera), Stefan De Vries (RTL4, Dutch TV) and Peter Gaskell (freelance journalist).

POLITICS

Click here to watch part 2 with Christophe Bertossi, Massimo Nava, Stefan De Vries, and Peter Gaskell.

Marc Perelman

French Politics Editor

01/02/2012 - POLITICS

French presidential election: Bye-bye Mr President?

Is it all over for Nicolas Sarkozy? His rivals are almost certain he is living his last weeks in the Elysée palace. Even some of his fellow conservatives have serious doubts. Only the president is convinced he can be like Bill Clinton - the comeback kid. So does he still have a chance of being re-elected?

26/01/2012 - POLITICS

Presidential Election: François Hollande makes his move

After a successful keynote speech last Sunday, Socialist leader François Hollande unveiled his platform today. So is he on his way to the Elysée? In any case, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is struggling in the polls, is faced with record unemployment and has even started musing about losing the election...

19/01/2012 - POLITICS

Jobs summit: Sarkozy's last hurrah?

It was the fifth and now probably the last time the French unions were invited by President Nicolas Sarkozy to a so-called "crisis summit", instead of a social summit. The result was some small decisions and some big disagreements, against the backdrop of presidential elections less than 100 days away.

12/01/2012 - POLITICS

Presidential race - back to basics: jobs, jobs, jobs

After the war in Libya and the eurozone debt crisis, France's attention is finally turning back to bread and butter issues as the presidential campaign begins for real. The social issues, first and foremost unemployment, are back at the forefront.

05/01/2012 - POLITICS

Arms deal scandal: Sarkozy in the line of fire

The "Karachigate" scandal has been a nuisance for Sarkozy. It is likely to remain so during the presidential campaign.

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french national identity

by Anonyme - 05/01/2010 - 14:40

It was well established even before the president Sako lunch the debate on national identities issues that the french people were gradually moving towards that very same matters.It's not political question,the french religious organism is christianity and since the abolishing of religions of any kinds in france the islam took that as an advantage to pent french culture,french identity,french unity to muslimnism.It not a matter of racial or whatever language you put it to be,the president ideas on debating these weary matter is highly well come.I am a foreigner myself from africa but any one who want to settle down in france should adopt to the french culture.As anyone being to the muslim countries or muslim world?You will notice that the french people are basically tolerance ragard immigrations issues;The war fought in world war should not be an excuse to destroy an existing culture in france.I PRAISE THE PRESIDENT for his un-compared wisdom to bring the nation together.

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