Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan Opposition politician

Marc Perelman meets Leopoldo Lopez, founder of the 'Voluntad Popular' or 'Popular Will' party in Venezuela, and one of the leading opponents of President Hugo Chavez.

THE INTERVIEW

Douglas Herbert

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Melissa Bell

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Armen Georgian

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Annette Young

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Marc Perelman

French Politics Editor

17/07/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Jerzy Buzek, new president of the European Parliament

The European Parliament has elected former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek as the chamber's president. Mr Buzek becomes the first politician from the former communist bloc to chair the parliament.

17/07/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Salome Zurabishvili, former Georgian Foreign Minister

French diplomat and Georgian native Salome Zurabishvili was Georgia's Foreign Minister shortly after the Rose Revolution. Now the leader of an opposition party, she has published a new book: "La Tragedie georgienne" (The Georgian Tragedy).

17/07/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Daniel Cordier, Former assistant to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin

Daniel Cordier reveals in his memories « Alias Caracalla », a deeply moving testimony on the Reistance period. Reaching London in 1940, he gets involved in the French Resistance secrets services, to assist Jean Moulin till his death in 1943.

17/07/2009 - THE DEBATE

France caught in Somali Quagmire

A dozen Somali gunmen snatched two French security advisors from their hotel rooms in Mogadishu. The pair was "helping the federal transition government of Somali President in security matters," the French foreign ministry said in a statement.

14/07/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Idriss Deby accuses Sudan of meddling

President Idriss Deby of Chad lashes out at his Sudanese counterpart, accusing him of plotting to overthrow his regime. And he says he backs the warrant arrest against Bashir by the ICC for crimes against humanity.