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All eyes on Hollande’s first press conference

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FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 13/11/12: French President François Hollande is getting a lot of attention in the press today. He’s due to give a hotly anticipated press conference, his first since being elected, to explain his recent policies. Le Monde says the trick for Hollande is to show that he’s got the ball of change rolling all the while proving that he, himself, hasn’t changed.

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By Florence VILLEMINOT

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