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Hollande names longtime ally Ayrault as prime minister
16/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Hollande names longtime ally Ayrault as prime minister

Jean-Marc Ayrault, the leader of the Socialist Party in parliament and the mayor of Nantes, was named France's new prime minister on Tuesday by François Hollande. Ayrault is a longtime ally of the new president and a known moderate.
Socialist Hollande wins friends on the left and right
19/04/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Socialist Hollande wins friends on the left and right

Just days before France goes to the polls for the eagerly anticipated first round of the 2012 presidential elections, Socialist party candidate Francois Hollande has been given some high profile endorsements. But will it help him become president?
France's youth still on the fence ahead of vote
20/04/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

France's youth still on the fence ahead of vote

Just a few days before the first round of France’s presidential election, many young French people remain undecided as to who they will vote for. That may be because the candidates have done little to court this volatile segment of the electorate.
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France’s suburbs a dim memory in presidential election
16/04/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

France’s suburbs a dim memory in presidential election

Formerly a topic of national debate and a key issue in France’s 2007 presidential elections, the country’s neglected suburbs appear to have been all but forgotten this time around.
In secular France, can faith carry the election?
16/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

In secular France, can faith carry the election?

Do France’s Catholics, Muslim and Jews choose their president depending on their faith? A sociologist tells FRANCE 24 why Catholics flock to conservative Nicolas Sarkozy while Muslims and Jews favour Socialist François Hollande.
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Vladimir Putin crushes rivals in Russia's presidential poll
05/03/2012 - RUSSIA

Vladimir Putin crushes rivals in Russia's presidential poll

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is poised to make a triumphant return to the Kremlin after claiming victory in Sunday’s presidential election, which foreign observers and the opposition say was tarnished by widespread fraud.
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Putin set for Kremlin return as Russia goes to the polls
04/03/2012 - RUSSIA

Putin set for Kremlin return as Russia goes to the polls

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to make a triumphant return to the Kremlin on Sunday as Russian voters braved sub-zero temperatures to head to the polls amid lingering fears of electoral fraud.
Moscow students back ultra-liberal tycoon candidate
03/03/2012 - RUSSIA

Moscow students back ultra-liberal tycoon candidate

Students at a leading business school in Moscow are enamoured with presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov. But while the billionaire oligarch is likely to fare well in Moscow and St Petersburg, he still lags far behind favourite Vladimir Putin.
Satirical dig at Vladimir Putin delights Moscow
05/03/2012 - RUSSIA

Satirical dig at Vladimir Putin delights Moscow

A Russian theatre has taken a satirical dig at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, imagining what might happen if the brain of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi were transplanted into Putin’s head.
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French minister's controversial remarks an election ‘stunt’
06/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

French minister's controversial remarks an election ‘stunt’

France’s interior minister Claude Gueant (pictured) is the subject of controversy after statements in which he said not all civilisations had equal value, but some say his remarks, far from a slip-up, are part of a calculated electoral strategy.
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