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He’s shed the pounds, he’s dropped the jokes, but does the Socialist front-runner have what it takes to be French president? François Picard’s panel looks at a candidate who’s 20 points ahead in the polls but untested in such a race.

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  • Thomas CHEVANDIER. National Secretary, Socialist Party Youth Movement;
  • Craig COPETAS. Journalist;
  • Mathieu DOIRET. Political analyst, IPSOS polling institute;
  • John GAFFNEY. Professor of Politics, Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University. Author of "Political leadership in France: from Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy" (from Rennes, France).

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Gay marriage: What will it change? (part 2)
29/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Gay marriage: What will it change? (part 2)

As France celebrates its first same-sex wedding, François Picard's panel looks at the backlash from conservatives and religious groups against gay marriage and adoption.
Gay marriage: what will it change?
29/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Gay marriage: what will it change?

As France celebrates its first legal same-sex wedding, François Picard's panel looks at the backlash from conservatives and religious groups against gay marriage and adoption.
The death of the Swedish model? (part 2)
28/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

The death of the Swedish model? (part 2)

Riots in Stockholm, rising income inequality... As the world wonders what has happened to the one-time poster child for social democracy, François Picard's panel takes a hard look at the long-touted Swedish model.
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The death of the Swedish model?
28/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

The death of the Swedish model?

Riots in Stockholm, rising income inequality... As the world wonders what has happened to the one-time poster child for social democracy, François Picard's panel takes a hard look at the long-touted Swedish model.
Syria: Hezbollah's gamble (part 2)
27/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Syria: Hezbollah's gamble (part 2)

Hezbollah's leader calls it a "new phase" for the Lebanese Shiite movement, but will Hassan Nasrallah make good on his promise of victory for his fighters in Syria? As Hezbollah moves to tip the scales in Lebanon, so do France and the UK as they push their EU partners to lift the embargo on arming the rebels.

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