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Royal endorsement gives Hollande campaign boost
06/04/2012 - FRENCH ELECTION 2012

Royal endorsement gives Hollande campaign boost

Socialist presidential hopeful François Hollande received a welcome endorsement Wednesday from former rival, and the mother of his four children, Ségolène Royal.
The boy next door who ‘brought France to its knees’
16/04/2012 - FRANCE

The boy next door who ‘brought France to its knees’

A “polite and shy” child from Toulouse, Mohamed Merah went on to carry out the worst terrorist shootings in France for more than 15 years. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the 23-year-old who claimed to have “brought France to its knees”.
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Who will be France’s next first lady, or gentleman?
13/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Who will be France’s next first lady, or gentleman?

A singer, a journalist, a housewife or a plasterer’s son: who will move into the Elysée Palace in May, and can candidates count on their partners to help them get there? FRANCE 24 takes a look at who might be France’s next first lady… or gentleman.
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French report calls for ban on Lolita lingerie
05/03/2012 - FRANCE

French report calls for ban on Lolita lingerie

A report commissioned by the French government has called for a ban on "Mini-Miss" beauty pageants and children’s lingerie in the wake of a worldwide controversy over a Vogue magazine cover featuring a provocative image of a 10-year-old girl.
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Can Hollande turn London’s French voters Socialist?
06/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Can Hollande turn London’s French voters Socialist?

Presidential frontrunner François Hollande made a campaign stop in the UK capital on Wednesday in the hope of seducing its booming French community. A London-based professor of French politics explains why the Socialist candidate might be in luck.
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French far right rallies in defence of Syria's Assad
27/02/2012 - FRANCE

French far right rallies in defence of Syria's Assad

Former far-right head Jean-Marie Le Pen has defended Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on French radio, claiming Allied forces during World War II had far more blood on their hands. Has he put his foot in it for daughter and presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen?
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Sarkozy risks ‘gay vote’ over same-sex marriage stance
06/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Sarkozy risks ‘gay vote’ over same-sex marriage stance

In 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy promised gay voters a "civil union" equivalent to marriage. Five years later and no closer to the altar, where are his gay supporters? FRANCE 24 looks into the French gay vote, and its unexpected emergence on the far-right.
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French airport workers strike over ‘right to strike’
06/02/2012 - FRANCE

French airport workers strike over ‘right to strike’

Hundreds of striking aviation workers gathered outside Paris’s main airports Monday to protest against a draft law designed to protect passengers from industrial action, which they say threatens their “right to strike”.
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Bank-bashing French presidential hopeful heads to London
29/02/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Bank-bashing French presidential hopeful heads to London

Presidential frontrunner François Hollande will visit the UK in February to seek votes from French expatriates, but London will be all ears after the Socialist candidate reportedly “declared war” on the financial district, the City.
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Muslim and Jewish celebrations ‘should be French bank holidays’
13/01/2012 - FRANCE

Muslim and Jewish celebrations ‘should be French bank holidays’

France’s Green presidential hopeful raised heckles across the political spectrum Tuesday by suggesting that France should honour Muslim and Jewish festivals as well as Christian ones, by according them a national holiday.
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