Perspectives on the Copenhagen Summit

To discuss the Copenhagen summit, Marc Perelman interviews José Bové, Europe Ecologie MEP; Jean-Marc Fédida, Lawyer; and François Marot, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Magazine, France.

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Marc Perelman

French Politics Editor

11/04/2012 - POLITICS

Presidential Election: The final countdown

There are now only ten days left before round one of the French presidential election. It's the final stretch in a gruelling campaign - the candidates are exhausted but still lining up rallies and interviews. It's time for the French to make up their minds, although the latest opinion polls show little change, with François Hollande still the favourite.

04/04/2012 - POLITICS

Presidential Race: Can Hollande lose?

In all likelihood, we already know the names of the two top candidates who will make it to the second round of France's presidential election: Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande. And if the polls are right, Hollande will be France's next president, the first Socialist since Mitterrand was re-elected back in 1988. But there is still time for voters to change their minds and unanticipated events to take place. So is it a done deal or an open race?

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28/03/2012 - POLITICS

France Shootings: a different campaign?

Will the Toulouse tragedy impact the presidential race, or will bread-and-butter issues prevail over terrorism and immigration? Will incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy benefit from his presidential gravitas to tilt the balance and pull off an upset, or will François Hollande hold on to his lead and win the race?

22/03/2012 - POLITICS

Toulouse Tragedy: a turning point in the presidential race?

Toulouse: the name of this pretty town in south-western France will now forever be synonymous with death. The tragic deaths of three Jewish children, gunned down with one of their professors as they arrived in school, as well as the cold-blooded assassination of three French soldiers by the same man, have plunged France into a sea of sorrow and soul-searching. But what will the impact on the presidential campaign be?

14/03/2012 - POLITICS

Presidential Election: Money time for small candidates

The French presidential race is in full swing. Sarkozy versus Hollande is the motto. But there is a second pack of contenders hoping to pull off an upset and get to the second round. One is Marine Le Pen, of course, whose father did it back in 2002. There is also François Bayrou, a centrist leader who scored 18% back in 2007 and, recently joining the group, Jean-Luc Mélenchon from the Leftist Front, a coalition comprising the Communist Party.