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Scoop
| 1 year ago
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum urged the newly-elected president of France Francois Hollande to put the Palestinian cause at the top of his agenda and rectify his country's policies towards the rights of the Palestinian people. In a press release on...
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The Independent
| 1 year ago
Everyone" is getting geared up for the summer of celebration, or at least so the Establishment tell... Two years ago, the coalition set out its programme for government...Suggested Topics Francois Hollande's presidential triumph tore up the French...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 1 year ago
Mr. Hollande, leader of France's Socialist Party , ran on a platform of incorporating efforts to boost economic growth into the austerity measures that have so far constituted the eurozone 's strategy for dealing with the debt crisis. His election is...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
T'es cuit read the scrawl over the Nicolas Sarkozy poster the day after France's presidential election...I asked a friend well acquainted with French political insult as we rode a bus through a quiet city Monday. The answer: It d Francois Hollande,...
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The Economic Times
| 1 year ago
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said today that the situation in Greece was "extremely worrying" after elections punished mainstream parties backing an EU-IMF bailout package. "The situation is extremely difficult, extremely tense. The result of...
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The Economic Times
| 1 year ago
Outgoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet met for its last session today as president-elect Francois Hollande held talks with top Socialists to gear up for next month's parliamentary vote. Hollande also held consultations on forming a...
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Tech Dirt
| 1 year ago
Whatever you might have thought of his policies, Nicolas Sarkozy probably had more impact on European copyright policy than any other EU politician...That alone makes his defeat in the recent French presidential elections significant: there are no...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
The 57-year-old outgoing French President, a qualified lawyer, will first have a holiday at his wife Carla Bruni's sprawling villa in south of France after handing over power to socialist president-elect Francois Hollande next week. He is expected to...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
The Secretary-General wishes Mr. Hollande every success and looks forward to working together with him on a variety of issues of interest to France and the United Nations, Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a statement today, adding that the Secretary-...
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Santa Barbara Independent
| 1 year ago
Brandon Fastman Prudential real estate agent Pascale Bassan (left) hosts polling site for the French presidential election S.B. Hosts Polling Site for French Presidential Election Ousted Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy Receives Majority Vote in Town...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with president-elect Francois Hollande as they attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Getty Francois Hollande, the French president elect, joined Nicolas Sarkozy at Paris's...
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News 24
| 1 year ago
Hollande beat Sarkozy, the conservative incumbent, in Sunday's runoff election to become the country's first Socialist president in 17 years, putting an end to a bruising election campaign. In a ceremony at Paris' Arc de Triomphe, however, the two...
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Canadian Free Press
| 1 year ago
With Sunday's election of French Socialist leader Francois Hollande, France has leapt backward toward the policies that have helped sink the continent in a sovereign debt crisis. Disturbingly, the big government platform Hollande campaigned on is all...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy commemorate end of second world war in Europe video France's president-elect, Francois Hollande, and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy attend Victory Day commemorations together at the Arc de Triomphe in Place de l'...
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Reuters
| 1 year ago
Topics Related Video France's newly-elected President Francois Hollande waves as he leaves his campaign headquarters in Paris May 7, 2012, a day after the French presidential election. France's Socialist president-elect Francois Hollande may use a...
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The Christian Science Monitor
| 1 year ago
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
The election of leftist Francois Hollande as French president is in part a vote against the German-led drive for austerity and indicates the solution to unemployment has become a key issue to further European integration.
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BBC
| 1 year ago
A meeting of EU heads of government has been scheduled to discuss pro-growth reforms advocated by the newly-elected French President Francois Hollande. European Council head Herman van Rompuy said leaders would hold an informal meeting in Brussels on...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
What is the impact of the French and Greek election results on the future of the Eurozone? The BBC's economics editor Stephanie Flanders believes the response from the markets has so far been "quite measured" despite a few "jitters". She says there...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
While socialist party leader and newly-elected French president, Francois Hollande raises a toast to his victory in the presidential polls, the prez must also thank French-cum-Amdavadi citizen, Pascal Chazot who made a significant contribution to...
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Tulsa World
| 1 year ago
On his whirlwind first day since winning the French presidential election, Socialist Francois Hollande was set to embark on a crash course in international politics, with a visit to Berlin, an invite to the White House and two top summits already on...
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The Olympia
| 1 year ago
In three separate elections, voters rejected the belt-tightening that governments imposed in response to Europe's debt crisis. Greek voters punished the political parties that accepted a bailout in return for making painful spending cuts. Election...
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Mail and Guardian
| 1 year ago
Observers say Franois Hollande should pursue more equitable relations with Africa than Nicolas Sarkozy, who at times showed obvious arrogance. President-elect Francois Hollande waves as he arrives at the Socialist Party headquarters in Paris on May 7...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Francois Hollande facing EU fiscal pact battle 8 May 2012 Last updated at 01:43 ET French President-elect Francois Hollande is to start work on forming a new government, after telling supporters his victory gave hope of an end to austerity. Mr...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
The price of crude oil in New York settled at $98.01 per barrel Monday, with pressure coming from European election results and U.S. economic data. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for June delivery slipped to $96.88 per barrel early in the day,...
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China News
| 1 year ago
French president-elect Francois Hollande on Monday vowed to further the Sino-French exchange and cooperation in a meeting with Kong Quan, the Chinese Ambassador to France. Hollande said France recognizes China's important influence over international...
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Asbarez
| 1 year ago
Combined Sources)French Socialist candidate Francois Hollande beat incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy during Sunday's elections. With 95 per cent of the vote counted, official results showed Hollande with 51.6 per cent of the vote compared with...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
World leaders on Monday congratulated Socialist Francois Hollande on his victory in France's presidential election that saw yet another European leader voted out of office amid an ongoing financial crisis. But, European financial markets remain...
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The Globe & Mail
| 1 year ago
Nicolas Sarkozy, the departing French President, deserves praise for his active co-operation in the Western alliance; he was less effective in his attempts to reform the French economy...Forty-three years earlier, Charles de Gaulle had decided that...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
Lebanese politicians and officials sent letters of congratulations Monday to Francois Hollande, France's newly elected president, after the Socialist candidate beat Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff election. The French population chose you as a president...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Story continues below UBS interest rate strategist Matthew Johnson said bond markets were concerned about how recent election in Greece and France would affect the euro zone debt crisis. "Yesterday was the outcome of the European elections," he said.
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Canada.com
| 1 year ago
Germany and the European Union have warned Francois Hollande, France's new Socialist president, that he will not be permitted to renegotiate a eurozone austerity treaty, despite it being rejected by French voters. Mr Hollande made renegotiation of...
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Japan Today
| 1 year ago
Finance Minister Jun Azumi on Monday warned election results in France and Greece could have a destabilizing effect on the markets, as he warned traders against speculative currency moves. Azumi said he would respond properly and appropriately to any...
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Seattle Times
| 1 year ago
Originally published Monday, May 7, 2012 at 5:39 AM France president-elect Hollande has full plate On his whirlwind first day since winning the French presidential election, Socialist Francois Hollande was set to embark on a crash course in...
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
Political upheavals in Europe, including a newly elected anti-austerity president in France and a Greek election that created a fractured parliament, are rattling economic markets and adding uncertainty to plans for eurozone spending cuts. Socialist...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Francois Hollande was elected France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades on Sunday, dealing a humiliating defeat to incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and shaking up European politics. The result will have major implications for Europe as it...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
A newspaper has declared Socialist candidate Francois Hollande the winner of France's presidential election. Le Soir, a Belgian newspaper, said Hollande has received 53 percent of the vote, citing a source at the Socialist Party. Share This Story...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
Early numbers show Hollande secured between 54 and 53 percent of the votes, defeating incumbent President Nicolas Sarcozy. Rumors of the result spread more than an hour before French media is legally permitted to publish results.
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
Welcome to the Guardian's live blog of the second and final round of the French presidential election. Will Socialist Party challenger Francois Hollande, as expected, come in pole position or will incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy defy the polls and win a...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
The BVA, Ipsos and Opinion Way polling institutes predict Hollande winning with 52.5 per cent, versus 47.5 per cent for incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, the Belgian newspaper Le Soir wrote on its website. CSA, Ifop and Harris - forecast a 53-47 per cent...
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Novinite
| 1 year ago
The voter turnover in France's presidential runoff has reached 71.96% at 5:00 pm local time, according to the country's Interior Ministry. A total of 70.59% of the French voters had cast their ballots by 5 pm on April 22 when the first round took...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
French president Nicolas Sarkozy, running six or seven percentage votes behind Socialist rival Francois Hollande, has nonetheless predicted he will win Sunday's poll in one of the most contentious presidential elections in recent years. Share This...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Rain met French voters going to the polls Sunday in the run-off election between incumbent right- wing President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist opponent. Polls in recent days have favored Socialist Francois Hollande, who beat Sarkozy by about 500,...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
Sunday's national elections in Greece and France, along with local elections in Italy, are expected to be shaped by voter anger over Europe's high unemployment, sluggish growth and harsh government austerity measures. In France, that anger could see...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Sarkozy and Hollande vote in presidential run-off poll 6 May 2012 Last updated at 08:12 ET The French are voting in a run-off poll that could see a socialist win a French presidential election for the first time since 1988. In the first round,...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
Voting started in mainland France on Sunday in an election that may see Socialist challenger Francois Hollande defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after just one term. Polling stations opened in mainland France at 0600 GMT on Sunday.
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Fox
| 1 year ago
Voters across France have begun casting ballots in a presidential run-off election that polls suggest will see Socialist challenger Francois Hollande defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after just one term. Polling stations opened in mainland France at...
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The Age
| 1 year ago
Voters in overseas French territories already made their choice on Saturday...Advertisement: Story continues below Turnout was expected to be high after a polarising campaign, in which the placid Hollande campaigned as Sarkozy's antithesis, appealing...
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Fox News
| 1 year ago
Voters across France have begun casting ballots in a presidential run-off election that polls suggest will see Socialist challenger Francois Hollande defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after just one term. Polling stations opened in mainland France at...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
Christians unknowingly eating halal meat, 100 per cent taxes on the rich, Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni pretending to be a down-to-earth couple the French election campaign has turned into a parade of faintly ridiculous controversies...The...
