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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
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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Kuwait Times
| 1 year ago
You would think that the changing of French presidents would not affect someone living in the Middle East, but his stance on niqab' provided us with days of debates and discussions. And for someone working in the media, his photo ops were priceless.
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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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The Globe & Mail
| 1 year ago
Pugnacious, explosive and ever-strident, Nicolas Sarkozy steps off the stage in French politics and newly elected President Francois Hollande takes his place. Chicago all within a week Mr. Hollande steps in to the pressure-cooker of French, European...
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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
Residents here know him by his first name and he knows theirs. Skip to next paragraph Recent posts
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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
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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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
On Sunday, Obama had called the French president-elect Francois Hollande to congratulate him on his electoral victory and said he looked forward to work with him on a range of issues. "President Obama indicated that he looks forward to working...
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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 Sun UK
| 1 year ago
Stories Socialist Hollande wants an economic recovery focused on growth, not cuts. But Berlin said he must stick to a fiscal treaty agreed last year. A challenge to EU belt-tightening priorities was a central plank of Hollande's election campaign.
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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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KSBY
| 1 year ago
Nicolas Sarkozy has conceded defeat in France's presidential elections, saying he called challenger Francois Hollande to wish him "good luck" as the country's new leader. Sarkozy thanked his supporters Sunday and said he did his best to win a second...
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The Daily Telegraph
| 1 year ago
S President Nicolas Sarkozy conceded defeat to his Socialist rival Francois Hollande and signalled that he intends to step back from frontline politics. "The French people have made their choice... Francois Hollande is president of France and he must...
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MarketWatch
| 1 year ago
Francois Hollande, Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, holds his ballot in the second round vote of the 2012 French presidential election at a polling station in Tulle on Sunday. . MarketWatch)French President Nicolas...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Nicolas Sarkozy has delivered a concession speech, following his loss to Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in France's presidential election. Hollande, the first Socialist to lead the country in 17 years, gained 51.9 percent of the vote, compared...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
Francois Hollande has been elected France's second Socialist president. Nicolas Sarkozy, in his concession speech, called for unity and respect for the Republic. The vote was closer than many expected and, like the 2000 election in the U.S. suggests...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 1 year ago
Breaking News French President Nicolas Sarkozy conceded defeat to Socialist Francois Hollande in Sunday's presidential election runoff within half an hour of the last polling stations closing. Sarkozy told his supporters that he took responsibility...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Le Monde, the French newspaper, has officially declared Socialist candidate Francois Hollande the winner of the second and decisive round of the presidential election, finishing with 51.9 percent of the vote, while the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy...
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News 24
| 1 year ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday he would not lead his right-wing UMP party into June's parliamentary polls, as his campaign spokeswoman conceded defeat in the presidential vote. "Stay together...I will not lead that campaign," Sarkozy...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Partial results and polling agency projections suggest Socialist Francois Hollande has won France's presidential election against conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
A Hollande victory could change how Europe tackles its debt crisis...
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Reuters
| 1 year ago
Topics Francois Hollande (L), Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, and his companion Valerie Trierweiler sit in a car as they leave a polling station in Tulle during the second round of the 2012 French presidential...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Socialist candidate Francois Hollande has won the French presidential election, according to a report by Agence France Presse. AFP said that, based on exit polls, Hollande gained between 52 and 53.3 percent of the vote, putting an end to the...
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Al Jazeera
| 1 year ago
07 Polling stations closed across France Sunday for the final round of a presidential election that estimations said gave victory to Socialist challenger Francois Hollande over incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande was elected France's first Socialist...
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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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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
French citizens are casting their ballots in a presidential runoff election Sunday. The latest opinion polls indicate President Nicolas Sarkozy has narrowed the gap behind his Socialist rival, but Francois Hollande is still expected to emerge...
