Latest update: 19/04/2012 

- French elections 2012 - Marine Le Pen


How much of a threat is Marine Le Pen?

With just three days to go before the first round of the election, today's French papers offer you an idiot's guide to all the candidates' manifestos - and ask if Marine Le Pen could cause another upset, like her father in 2002.

By Elena CASAS

Le Parisien has an idiot's guide to all ten candidates' policy programmes - to help that quarter of voters whom Le Figaro says still haven't made up their minds.

Liberation headlines on the threat of Marine Le Pen - in an unstable and unpredictable election campaign, could she repeat her father's shock result of ten years ago?

'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.
'The picture went all over the world. But it didn’t help my family'
02/04/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'The picture went all over the world. But it didn’t help my family'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 02/04/13: Papers react to the Indian Supreme Court's ruling against the Swiss drug maker Novartis. The Hindu says this is a landmark verdict that gives a boost to cancer patients...but not everybody is happy about the decision. Syria is also getting a lot of attention, especially the emergence of opposition newspapers. And the Independent goes back and finds an Afghan girl, two years after her tragic photo went around the world.
PSG vs. Barcelona: one big winner... Qatar
02/04/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

PSG vs. Barcelona: one big winner... Qatar

FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 02 /04/13: French papers focus on what they call a "historic" football match tonight between PSG and FC Barcelona. Le Parisien likens it to a David vs. Goliath scenario, while sports daily L’Equipe says the real winner of the match is Qatar. The Kingdom owns PSG and is a big investor in Barcelona FC. Meanwhile, Le Figaro says it’s time for Hollande to reshuffle his government.

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NO Comment,when she has something intelligent to say Lets know.AS it says in the BOOk of Proverbs "Instruct a wise man ,or a wise man seeketh knowledge.As a Dog returmeth to his vomit,a fool returneth to its folley".

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