Eva Joly, the Norwegian-born Green Party candidate for the French presidency, says the solution to the economic crisis in France and abroad is more green politics, not less.
This week, we meet France’s least ambitious presidential candidate, discuss how the Franco-German couple is developing into a major campaign theme, and meet a man whose job is at risk due to the dire economic situation.
FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 10/02/12, French papers react to a sneak peak of Nicolas Sarkozy’s interview in Le Figaro Magazine that will be published tomorrow. Le Figaro applauds the President and his values, while left-leaning Libération calls him "reactionary". Meanwhile, a lot of the French press focuses on the controversy sparked by French car-maker Renault which has decided to build a factory in Morocco.
François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy shook hands last night at a dinner for France's biggest Jewish lobbying organisation - but are their attempts to attract the Jewish electorate working? We also look at Eric Woerth - accused of illegal campaign financing - and how this year's candidates are paying for their campaigns.
MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Wed. 8/2/2011: We take a look at the Socialists' campaign tune and compare to similar efforts in previous decades. Are campaign jingles becoming increasingly meaningless? Also, journalists play the guessing game as to when Sarkozy will announce his candidacy for re-election. Finally, a French female minister gets "catty"...
French Interior Minister Claude Gueant (pictured) has been accused of reviving Nazi ideology by saying some civilisations are more equal than others. The government is hoping the dust will settle quickly.
The "Franco-German couple" is taking on a new political role. Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, as two conservative leaders, are joining hands not only to salvage the euro but also to boost Sarkozy's re-election bid. Is the German strategy a good one for Nicolas Sarkozy? And is Angela Merkel taking too many risks, given that Socialist François Hollande might end up being president instead?
Only 19% of French MPs are women, and neither main party is running a female candidate - so are they being marginalised in politics? We look at whether gender still makes a difference to French voters.
It's the row in Parliament that's on all France's front pages - yesterday the whole government walked out for the first time in a century, after a Socialist MP effectively accused the interior minister of Nazism.
The focus of the French election campaign suddenly shifts from the economy to racism and national identity. But was it a wise move on the part of the outgoing president to back his interior minister’s controversial remarks on the relative values of civilisations?
