Who won le débat? Fierce face-off between Sarkozy and Hollande

It was indeed a slugfest, but will the feistiest French candidates' debate in history change voters’ minds? François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy still have to convince often-volatile undecided voters in the home stretch to Sunday’s presidential run-off.

DEBATE

Angela DIFFLEY, Journalist, RFI;
Aude BARON, Editor-in-Chief, Le Plus - Nouvel Observateur;
Frédéric WINCKLER, President, J. Walter Thompson Paris;
Nicholas DUNGAN, Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council.
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Programme prepared and produced by Christopher Davies, Anelise Borges and Mary Colombel

Presenter

François Picard

30/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Karzai's CIA cash

Bags of cash delivered monthly to the Afghan National Security Council offered a quick-fix solution in a nation steeped in a tradition of patronage, but François Picard's panel worries that CIA payments may ultimately undermine US efforts to pull out of a stable Afghanistan.

29/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Italy's grand plan: new coalition pledges to push growth (part 2)

An unprecedented line-up for an unprecedented crisis, or more of the same? François Picard’s panel weighs up the chances of success for Italy’s grand coalition... and its chances of actually spurring reform and growth in a Europe worried about the rise of populism.

29/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Italy's grand plan: new coalition pledges to push growth

24/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Gay marriage in France: a love and hate affair (part 2)

Last night, in the heart of Paris, police clashed with rioters furious about the news that it will soon be legal for gay couples to marry and to adopt children. In recent months, hundreds of thousands have taken part in protests and there has been an alarming rise in homophobic attacks. Bu President François Hollande remains undeterred. Laura Baines and her guests discuss the future of gay marriage in France.