Election year in France is an intense business: the French go to the polls on Sunday for the fourth time in two months
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2012 FRANCE ELECTION
Francois Hollande sworn in as French president
France’s first Socialistic president in 17 years, Francois Hollande, has been sworn into office before dashing off to Berlin to challenge European austerity measures, reports Reuters.
READ MORERetail sales are a lot stronger, says ABS
A great scene setter from Europe and the markets this morning for what will be a ropey 2012-13 federal budget tomorrow.
READ MORECelebrations in France, trepidation elsewhere in Europe
As expected France lurched to the left yesterday and elected François Hollande as its president, writes Alan Austin, an Australian freelance journalist, in France.
READ MORERundle: Europe, where the Left takes centre stage
In Europe, the Left has had a phenomenal weekend, writes Guy Rundle, at Dubai Airport.
READ MOREFrance swings to left, Hollande clutches victory
After more than a decade in opposition, Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party has swept to victory in France. “Europe is watching us,” he said during his victory speech, reports Reuters.
READ MORERate cut, yes, but RBA still fearful of Europe rattling markets
The RBA understands that Europe could return to again rattle the global economy and financial markets.
READ MOREFar right claims a scalp in the Netherlands
The collapse yesterday of the Netherlands government is being spun mainly as a story about differences on how to deal with Europe’s economic troubles.
READ MOREFrench poll: ‘we’ll still have baguettes and a grape harvest’
French democracy has diced with death and again somehow dodged disaster, writes Alan Austin, an Australian freelance journalist based in Nîmes, France.
READ MOREArgentina and its retort to rampant capitalism
In France socialist candidate Francois Hollande is the short-priced favourite to become the country’s president and abandon conservative European views on economic austerity, writes Richard Farmer.
READ MOREDid Sarkozy put an end to satirical Twitter accounts?
The morning after French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared that he will run for a second term, three parody Sarkozy Twitter accounts disappeared. Is this a coincidence? asks Fabrice Epelboin.
READ MORESarkozy’s running, but from well behind
It’s official: incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy this week declared himself a candidate for France’s presidential election.
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Sarkozy far from a cert for French presidency
Strong showings in recent opinion polls by the French far-right National Front suggest that Nicolas Sarkozy is far from a certainty to make the final run-off election for the French presidency, writes Richard Farmer.
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