Sarkozy enters the race (part 2)

Way behind in the polls, Nicolas Sarkozy touts "a strong France" as he officially declares his candidacy for a second term. But will the race be about values, the economy or a personality that's earned him the nickname of "Speedy Sarko"?

DEBATE

Hélène CONWAY MOURET, Socialist Senator;
Charles GIVADINOVICH, UMP party;
Patrick JARREAU, Politics Desk Editor, Le Monde newspaper;
Nicolas BAYGERT, Communications Consultant (from Brussels)
Jocelyn EVANS, Professor of Politics, University of Salford (from Salford, England, UK).

Watch part one

Produced by Christopher Davis, Julie Dungelhoeff, Pauline Heilmann, Mary Colombel, Anelise Borges

Presenter

François Picard

18/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Obama's worst week: terror, tragedy and a stinging political defeat

From bombs in Boston to a massive blast in Texas, and now a stinging defeat on a hard-fought gun control bill, has this has been the worst week so far for Barack Obama's presidency? Can the US president regain the political upper hand and heal a polarised nation?

17/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Show me the money: France's transparency problem (part 2)

"Show me the money": a few days after the French government revealed the wealth and assets of all its cabinet ministers online, many in the political establishment are fighting back against François Hollande's "transparency" drive. But is there anything wrong with being a millionaire... and a Socialist?

17/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Show me the money: France's transparency problem

16/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

The Boston bombings: a painful reminder of vulnerability (part 2)

There are still no hard answers, but lots of anguish and questions, a day after back-to-back explosions rocked America's oldest and most prestigious marathon. Douglas Herbert's panel discuss how Americans are dealing with a tragedy that Barack Obama is calling a cowardly "act of terror" - and look at how the rest of the world is reacting.