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Hope and disillusion ahead of local elections in Tunisia
On Sunday May 6, nearly five million Tunisians will be eligible to elect officials in 350 municipalities, the very first local elections since the 2011 revolution. But seven…
'Five Star' party candidate to become Rome's first female mayor
Virginia Raggi was elected as Rome’s first female mayor on Sunday, according to exit polls. The result is an electoral triumph for the populist Five Star Movement and represents…
Taiwan’s premier resigns after local election losses
Taiwan’s pro-China ruling Nationalist Party suffered stronger-than-expected defeats in municipal elections Saturday, dealing a stiff blow to a president who has staked his…
When the National Front comes to town
FRENCH PAPERS - Thurs. 08.05.14: Libération focuses on the far-right National Front and what its 11 mayors has done so far, one month after the municipal elections. Meanwhile, Le…
"Eat pork or go hungry" - French schoolchildren feel the effects of the rise of the National Front
Marine Le Pen is back in the headlines after announcing that the National Front will ban pork-free alternative meals in school canteens, in the 11 towns it won in last month's…
Pascal Lamy, Former Director-General of the WTO
FRANCE 24's François Picard speaks to Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization. His latest book is called "When France Will Awaken". French President…
French cabinet reshuffle: The magic wand for Hollande?
This week, François Hollande made history. But certainly not in the way he wanted. For the first time since 1958, a president decided to fire his prime minister immediately after…
Hollande Reshuffles Cabinet: Historic Losses in Local Elections Prompt Changes
There's been a seismic swing to the right in the first major poll since François Hollande's election. If the first round was about abstention and the inroads of the far-right,…
Hollande Reshuffles Cabinet: Historic Losses in Local Elections Prompt Changes (part 2)
There's been a seismic swing to the right in the first major poll since François Hollande's election. If the first round was about abstention and the inroads of the far-right,…
Hollande names new prime minister after local election fiasco
French President François Hollande addresses the nation after naming Manuel Valls as his new prime minister. This comes after a heavy defeat for the ruling Socialists in Sunday's…
'A humiliation for France but also an unprecedented opportunity'
We look at reaction in the German, Spanish and British press to the historic defeat for François Hollande's ruling Socialists in Sunday's municipal elections. One paper argues…
'Paris!! We kept Paris'
A historic defeat. François Hollande's Socialist-led government is in shock after a poor showing in municipal elections. Le Figaro is jubilant, saying the right will also succeed…