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Ex French President To Run For Parliament Again In Surprise Comeback
France's former Socialist president Francois Hollande on Saturday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor Emmanuel Macron's surprise decision to call snap legislative elections.
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Emmanuel Macron Takes Office As France's Youngest President
Emmanuel Macron becomes France's youngest ever president on Sunday, taking over from Socialist Francois Hollande in a solemn ceremony.
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France's Scandal-Tainted Francois Fillon Accuses Francois Hollande Of Media Leaks
French right-wing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday accused President Francois Hollande, a Socialist, of orchestrating media leaks that have dented his image as a scandal free leader a month ahead of the key vote.
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France To Pursue Plans To Strip Dual Citizens' Nationality In Terrorism Cases
The French government will go ahead with contested plans to strip dual citizens of their French nationality in terrorism cases, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said today, brushing aside his own justice minister's concerns.
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Main French Parties Have Little To Celebrate In Far-Right's Defeat
France's Far-right National Front (FN) might have failed to win a single region in elections but its high score ties the hands of the two main parties with presidential elections 16 months away, observers said today.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Meet Russian President Vladimir Putin
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who leads the main right-wing opposition, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow by the end of October, according to multiple sources.
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Nicolas Sarkozy Tipped to Lead Party in New Charge for French Presidency
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Saturday tipped to win the leadership of his right-wing UMP in party elections, a position seen as a potential springboard back into high office.
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Nicolas Sarkozy Tipped to Lead Party in First Step Back to France Presidency
First the dramatic comeback, then the frenzied campaign, and now France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is limbering up for his potential springboard back into office: the leadership of his right-wing UMP party.
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French Right Win Senate Elections in Fresh Setback for Francois Hollande
Just three years after France's upper house Senate made history with its first ever swing to the left, the right clawed back a majority Sunday in a new setback for Socialist President Francois Hollande.
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French President Slams Accusations by Ex
France's Socialist President Francois Hollande is defending himself against accusations by his ex-first lady that he despises the poor.
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France's Francois Hollande outlines sweeping new taxes for recovery
France's Socialist President Francois Hollande Sunday pledged 30 billion euros in new taxes and savings to balance the budget and fund a turnaround in two years and rejected criticism of dragging his feet.
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In a first, South Korean-born becomes minister in French cabinet
President Francois Hollande has named 38-year-old technocrat Fleur Pellerin as France's first South Korean-born minister, in charge of small and medium enterprises and the digital economy.Ms Pellerin, born in Seoul and adopted by French parents at the age of six months, is a classic product of France's elite education system as opposed to the hiera...
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New French government to hand itself a pay cut
France's new government, under Socialist President Francois Hollande, gets down to business on Thursday with the first order of business on their agenda being a pay cut for themselves.
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Lightning hits new French President's plane
Socialist Francois Hollande took over as France's President on Tuesday and jetted off to Berlin hours later for talks on Europe's debt crisis - only to have his plane struck by lightning. No one was hurt.
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Francois Hollande to be sworn in as new French president
Francois Hollande will be sworn in as France's first Socialist president in 17 years in a hurried ceremony on Tuesday before a dash to Berlin to challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel's focus on austerity policies.
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Ex French President To Run For Parliament Again In Surprise Comeback
France's former Socialist president Francois Hollande on Saturday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor Emmanuel Macron's surprise decision to call snap legislative elections.
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Emmanuel Macron Takes Office As France's Youngest President
Emmanuel Macron becomes France's youngest ever president on Sunday, taking over from Socialist Francois Hollande in a solemn ceremony.
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France's Scandal-Tainted Francois Fillon Accuses Francois Hollande Of Media Leaks
French right-wing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday accused President Francois Hollande, a Socialist, of orchestrating media leaks that have dented his image as a scandal free leader a month ahead of the key vote.
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France To Pursue Plans To Strip Dual Citizens' Nationality In Terrorism Cases
The French government will go ahead with contested plans to strip dual citizens of their French nationality in terrorism cases, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said today, brushing aside his own justice minister's concerns.
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Main French Parties Have Little To Celebrate In Far-Right's Defeat
France's Far-right National Front (FN) might have failed to win a single region in elections but its high score ties the hands of the two main parties with presidential elections 16 months away, observers said today.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Meet Russian President Vladimir Putin
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who leads the main right-wing opposition, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow by the end of October, according to multiple sources.
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Nicolas Sarkozy Tipped to Lead Party in New Charge for French Presidency
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Saturday tipped to win the leadership of his right-wing UMP in party elections, a position seen as a potential springboard back into high office.
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Nicolas Sarkozy Tipped to Lead Party in First Step Back to France Presidency
First the dramatic comeback, then the frenzied campaign, and now France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is limbering up for his potential springboard back into office: the leadership of his right-wing UMP party.
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French Right Win Senate Elections in Fresh Setback for Francois Hollande
Just three years after France's upper house Senate made history with its first ever swing to the left, the right clawed back a majority Sunday in a new setback for Socialist President Francois Hollande.
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French President Slams Accusations by Ex
France's Socialist President Francois Hollande is defending himself against accusations by his ex-first lady that he despises the poor.
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France's Francois Hollande outlines sweeping new taxes for recovery
France's Socialist President Francois Hollande Sunday pledged 30 billion euros in new taxes and savings to balance the budget and fund a turnaround in two years and rejected criticism of dragging his feet.
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In a first, South Korean-born becomes minister in French cabinet
President Francois Hollande has named 38-year-old technocrat Fleur Pellerin as France's first South Korean-born minister, in charge of small and medium enterprises and the digital economy.Ms Pellerin, born in Seoul and adopted by French parents at the age of six months, is a classic product of France's elite education system as opposed to the hiera...
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New French government to hand itself a pay cut
France's new government, under Socialist President Francois Hollande, gets down to business on Thursday with the first order of business on their agenda being a pay cut for themselves.
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Lightning hits new French President's plane
Socialist Francois Hollande took over as France's President on Tuesday and jetted off to Berlin hours later for talks on Europe's debt crisis - only to have his plane struck by lightning. No one was hurt.
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Francois Hollande to be sworn in as new French president
Francois Hollande will be sworn in as France's first Socialist president in 17 years in a hurried ceremony on Tuesday before a dash to Berlin to challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel's focus on austerity policies.
