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'Sarkozy: a candidate this week'

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FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 13/02/12. According to Le Figaro, Nicolas Sarkozy will announce he’s running for a second term between now and the end of the week. The right-leaning paper says that although on paper everything is against him, he will still win the election. The Communist paper L’Humanité says Sarkozy is pandering to potential voters from the far-right.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT

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L’Humanité: “Extreme right” 
Uncovering the murky secrets of global tax havens
05/04/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Uncovering the murky secrets of global tax havens

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Friday 5 April. It's involved 80 journalists from across the globe and a year-long investigation into the opaque world of tax havens. The result: more than 100,000 names linked to offshore bank accounts. In this special International Press Review we speak to the one of the people leading the investigation, the Guardian's Investigations Editor, David Leigh.
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A presidential nightmare
05/04/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

A presidential nightmare

FRENCH PAPERS, Friday 05/04/13. There are plenty of scandals for the French press to chew over this Friday. The left-leaning Libération calls the French president "a man under siege" following a series of tax haven scandals; Le Figaro judges that François Hollande is at a "dead end" and must act to stem the tide of public anger; and Le Monde reveals the world’s 96 tax havens that could be concealing more than 20 trillion euros...tax free.
'Secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore'
04/04/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore'

IN THE WORLD PAPERS - 04/04/13: International papers react to the Jérôme Cahuzac scandal in France. Also, The Guardian says millions of documents have been leaked that reveal the identities of people hiding money in offshore bank accounts. The list is long, spans the world and is likely to have explosive consequences. Also, a Spanish princess is summoned to testify in court.
Just what did François Hollande know about the Cahuzac scandal?
04/04/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Just what did François Hollande know about the Cahuzac scandal?

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - 04/04/13: French papers say the situation is untenable in the aftermath of the Cahuzac scandal. Libération wants to know whether François Hollande knew his former Budget Minister had a secret bank account.
Cahuzac's disgrace: slap in the face to Hollande's promise for a squeaky-clean government
03/04/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Cahuzac's disgrace: slap in the face to Hollande's promise for a squeaky-clean government

FRENCH PAPERS, Weds. 03/04/13: French papers seem to have the wind knocked out of them after the former budget minister admitted he had a secret bank account in Switzerland. Libération says this discredits politicians in general. Le Figaro says it comes as a slap in the face to François Hollande’s promise for a squeaky-clean government. Meanwhile, Mediapart, the website that broke the scandal, is trying to find out if the government knew about the account and was trying to protect Cahuzac.

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