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French elections 2012

Merkel says fiscal pact is not up for renegotiation
07/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Merkel says fiscal pact is not up for renegotiation

The European Union's fiscal pact is not up for renegotiation, German Chancellor Angela said Monday, but France's newly-elected Socialist president, Francois Hollande, would be met with 'open arms'.
Markets fall after anti-austerity wins in French, Greek elections
07/05/2012 - MARKETS

Markets fall after anti-austerity wins in French, Greek elections

Victories by anti-austerity parties in France and Greece on Sunday sent European shares sliding Monday. The biggest upset was in Greece, where shares traded 8.2% lower, while Germany's DAX fell by 1.4% and the French CAC index by 1.2%.
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Hollande's victory: The tortoise who beat the hare
07/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Hollande's victory: The tortoise who beat the hare

If Nicolas Sarkozy is the hyperactive hare in the Aesop legend, France’s incoming president, François Hollande, is the proverbial tortoise. History has shown that slow and steady wins the race.
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Europe's victory?
07/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Europe's victory?

Is President Hollande really dangerous for the future of Europe? For some of the foreign papers, he's their greatest hope - for others, he's a disaster waiting to happen.
The victory of President Normal
07/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

The victory of President Normal

It's the morning after the night before - and the French press are celebrating the victory of its first Socialist president in 17 years. There won't be much of a honeymoon though - we look at the challenges ahead.
Thousands storm Bastille for left's long-awaited party
07/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Thousands storm Bastille for left's long-awaited party

Jubilant supporters of François Hollande swarmed into the symbolic Place de la Bastille on Sunday night to celebrate the Socialist candidate's victory at the polls. It was a party they had waited a long time to hold.
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Hollande ousts Sarkozy in French presidential vote
07/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Hollande ousts Sarkozy in French presidential vote

Left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's runoff, becoming the first Socialist to win a French presidential election since François Mitterrand in 1988.
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Socialist Hollande triumphs in French presidential poll
07/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Socialist Hollande triumphs in French presidential poll

Left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's runoff, exit polls say, becoming the first Socialist to win a presidential election since François Mitterrand in 1988.
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Live blog: Hollande's victory as it happened
07/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Live blog: Hollande's victory as it happened

Follow FRANCE 24's live blog on France’s President-elect François Hollande’s victory in the second and final round of the presidential election as it happened.
Britain's French expatriates turn out to vote en masse
06/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Britain's French expatriates turn out to vote en masse

Many of the 70,000 registered French voters living in Britain turned out to cast ballots in France's presidential run-off on Sunday, with 100-metre-long lines forming in London, known as France's "sixth city" because of its large French population.
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