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The World this Week - March 2nd, 2012
02/03/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - March 2nd, 2012

French journalists make it safely home from Homs, but there are fears for those still trapped as the Red Cross is barred from entering Baba Amr. The Iranian elections pit conservatives against each other, with reformists either banned from or boycotting the poll. And in the French presidential campaign, François Hollande tries to boost support by announcing he would double the top tax rate.
France’s strangest political rendez-vous, the Paris farm show
02/03/2012 - CAMPAIGN CHRONICLES

France’s strangest political rendez-vous, the Paris farm show

This week, as well as the usual dose of political rivalry, we’re in for a big helping of French traditions. Almost all the presidential candidates came to admire the livestock, and get in touch with La France Profonde. We’ll ask why they come, as well as what the farmers want in return.
'We're in a collective political imbecility'
02/03/2012 - CAMPAIGN CHRONICLES

'We're in a collective political imbecility'

Has the French presidential campaign descended into personal insults, metaphorical violence and literal egg-throwing? After Sarkozy had to hide from protesters in a bar in the Basque country, we look at whether the tone is going downhill.
Le Figaro reporter safe and sound in Lebanon
02/03/2012 - IN THE PAPERS NATIONAL

Le Figaro reporter safe and sound in Lebanon

In today's French papers - Le Figaro celebrates the safe extraction of its correspondent Edith Bouvier from Homs, and has the election campaign degenerated into personal insults?
Sarkozy takes refuge in bar from egg-tossing crowd
06/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Sarkozy takes refuge in bar from egg-tossing crowd

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced to seek temporary refuge in a bar in the southwestern region of Bayonne Thursday after he was mobbed by opposition supporters and hundreds of Basque separatists yelling insults and throwing eggs.
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On the French campaign trail - in London
01/03/2012 - CAMPAIGN CHRONICLES

On the French campaign trail - in London

The latest campaign stop for presidential candidate François Hollande isn't in France at all - it's London, where 300,000 French voters will get to elect their own French MPs just for expats. We've been finding out more.
Teachers don't work hard enough, says Sarkozy
01/03/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Teachers don't work hard enough, says Sarkozy

Teachers are front page news today, as both main candidates appeal to the teacher vote - or, in Sarkozy's case, the votes of parents who think their children's teachers don't work hard enough.
Taxes, Education: Left-right divide makes a comeback
29/02/2012 - FRANCE 2012

Taxes, Education: Left-right divide makes a comeback

Who said the old right/left divide had vanished? This week, it was on full display as the two main rivals for the French presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, squared off over education and taxing the rich.
Has François Hollande declared class war?
29/02/2012 - CAMPAIGN CHRONICLES

Has François Hollande declared class war?

In today's dose of French politics - Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande announces plans to tax millionaires at 75%, surprising both supporters and opponents.
'The Fouquet's tax'
29/02/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'The Fouquet's tax'

Tax is on all today's front pages - as François Hollande announces a plan to tax millionaires 75%. It certainly divides the left from the right - depending on whether you think it's a step in the right direction, or class war.
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