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A very French campaign (part 2)

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On the final weekend of the campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy comes up with a last-minute surprise. Will his call to reform the European Central Bank inspire disenchanted voters? François Picard’s panel weighs up a high-stakes, low enthusiasm French election campaign.

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  • Aude BARON. Chief Editor, 'Le Plus' of Nouvel Observateur;
  • Jacqueline HÉNARD. Journalist and writer;
  • Thomas HOUDAILLE. Secretary General, Europanova;
  • Guntram B. WOLFF. Deputy Director, Bruegel (from Brussels).

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Cristopher Davis, Pauline Heilmann.

Watch the first part here.

The World This Week - April 5th, 2013 (part 2)
05/04/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - April 5th, 2013 (part 2)

For all the talk of growing trade between the two Koreas, the current escalation shows up how little we know about Pyongyang's politics. So could it get out of control? Also, Hollande hits a new low with his budget minister’s tax evasion confession, and the discreet call of the tropical tax havens sent to Cyprus’ distressed bank customers.
Hollande in Morocco
04/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande in Morocco

Evolution, not revolution is the mantra of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, whose answer to the Arab Spring was a 2011 constitutional reform. But for human rights activists, change is so far cosmetic... and everything important still gets decided at the palace.
'He lied!' (part 2)
03/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

'He lied!' (part 2)

After the man in charge of rooting out tax evasion confesses to stashing his cash in Switzerland and Singapore, France’s ruling Socialists brace for more fallout as accusations of a cover-up start to surface.
'He lied!'
03/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

'He lied!'

After the man in charge of rooting out tax evasion confesses to stashing his cash in Switzerland and Singapore, France’s ruling Socialists brace for more fallout as accusations of a cover-up start to surface.
Tax the rich, Act II
02/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Tax the rich, Act II

Sparks fly when François Hollande’s plan to plough ahead with a plan to tax the super-rich gets even just a mention. However, the revised plan may be the spoonful of sugar that makes the real medicine go down - a bill to loosen France’s famously stringent labour laws.

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