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Air France: over-staffing and a jackpot bonus
25/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Air France: over-staffing and a jackpot bonus

The French press looks at the latest bad news for the economy. Air France is restructuring and layoffs are certain. Libération asks: what can the new left-wing government do? This as Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui-en-France reports on union anger that a former Air France CEO could, despite the economic crisis, get a "jackpot" bonus. That's the focus for this Friday, 25th May 2012.
Cracks emerge in France's conservative UMP party
24/05/2012 - FRANCE

Cracks emerge in France's conservative UMP party

Rifts have emerged in former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP party after ex-prime minister François Fillon took aim at UMP boss Jean-François Copé for a second time Thursday, less than a month ahead of legislative elections.
Le Pen prepared to back socialists in French elections
23/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Le Pen prepared to back socialists in French elections

Far right leader Marine le Pen has refused to rule out the possibility of supporting socialist candidates in June’s parliamentary elections. Some accuse her of being ‘incoherent’ but others see it as a canny ploy in her quest to rule the right.
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Battle begins for control of France's parliament
21/05/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Battle begins for control of France's parliament

Campaigning for France's parliamentary elections officially begins Monday in what is expected to be a fierce battle between left and right. Without a majority in the lower house, President Hollande will struggle to deliver on his campaign promises.
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Sarkozy allies mull risky entente with far right
16/05/2012 - FRANCE

Sarkozy allies mull risky entente with far right

With France's Socialist Party tipped to wrestle away their parliamentary majority in June, the party of outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy, the Union for a Popular Movement, has some lawmakers contemplating a taboo liaison with the far right.
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François Hollande: A 'normal' president?
09/05/2012 - POLITICS

François Hollande: A 'normal' president?

François Hollande is France's new leader; only the second Socialist president since 1958. But while Hollande has won the mother of all French political battles, he has not won the war. Both the Socialists and Conservatives are gearing up for crucial parliamentary elections in June. They will shape the Hollande presidency by deciding whether he will have a majority to implement his policies or not.
Hollande, Sarkozy put aside rivalry to mark VE day
16/05/2012 - FRANCE

Hollande, Sarkozy put aside rivalry to mark VE day

After a bitter campaign and a close presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande appeared together at a WWII commemoration in Paris on Tuesday. But the divisions within an increasingly polarised France may not be so easy to reconcile.
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France under threat?
03/04/2012 - THE DEBATE

France under threat?

With sting operations, arrests, and deportations, French authorities are firing on all cylinders against Islamist extremists. But has the reaction to the Toulouse shootings gone too far? The opposition accuses Nicolas Sarkozy of deliberately labouring the point to fuel his surge in the polls.
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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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Sarkozy fights the clock: is there still time to reverse the tide? (Part 2)
08/03/2012 - THE DEBATE

Sarkozy fights the clock: is there still time to reverse the tide? (Part 2)

It’s not the policies but the person that’s the problem. So say François Picard’s guests of Nicolas Sarkozy who now faces longer and longer odds in his battle for re-election.
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