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France swings to the left (part 2)

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François Hollande looks poised for a clear mandate when French voters return to the polls for a fourth time in six weeks in next Sunday’s parliamentary run-off, but with the financial crisis looming and the far-right gaining steam, we should expect more surprises before the dust settles.

DEBATE
  • Richard YUNG. Senator, Socialist Party;
  • Fabienne KELLER. Senator, UMP;
  • Ulrike KOLTERMANN. Former Paris Bureau Chief, Deutsche Presse-Agentur;
  • Peter GUMBEL. Director of Communications, Sciences Po Paris.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Julien Munzer, Wassim Nasr.

Watch the first part here.

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Davos: have they learned anything?
28/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Davos: have they learned anything?

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Washington and the Arab world
26/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Washington and the Arab world

Don't make a push for democratic change in Egypt if you can't back it up. So warns one of François Picard's panellists as guests debate the relative merits of George W Bush's Freedom Agenda, and note the contrast between the Obama administration's silence after Egypt's allegedly rigged legislative elections and its call for more free speech today.
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After Tunisia, Egypt? (part 2)
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After Tunisia, Egypt? (part 2)

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