French elections: And the third shall be first…
The first round of the French presidential election produced a clear winner. And it wasn’t the man who came first.
Trouble in Europe casts shadow across markets
Uncertainty in Holland and France has rocked the DOW Jones and the FTSE
David Cameron should watch the French election closely
One can argue about the value of polls, but there is no doubt they give us some interesting insights into the political story of the moment
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Francois Hollande slams Nicolas Sarkozy at a campaign rally
The frontrunner in the French presidential elections Francois Hollande has slammed President Nicolas Sarkozy at a campaign rally in Quimper, western France.
Mr Hollande told supporters: "The outgoing candidate, he always succeeds in convincing himself, through others. It reassures him. He does it by himself. And yesterday, he tried to make out what was a failure, to be a success.
"He was happy. He is like that. He also thinks his term was a success. More than 73 percent of the French think the opposite. But he continues to think that he must go on."
French elections: And the third shall be first…
The first round of the French presidential election produced a clear winner. And it wasn’t the man who came first.
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Trouble in Europe casts shadow across markets
Uncertainty in Holland and France has rocked the DOW Jones and the FTSE
Read the full storyFrance 24: French press reels from Le Pen hangover
The broadcaster France 24 have posted an analysis on their website of how the French press has reacted to the election results.
David Cameron should watch the French election closely
One can argue about the value of polls, but there is no doubt they give us some interesting insights into the political story of the moment
Read the full storyLe Pen 'has enormous leverage' in French election run-off
by James Mates - Europe EditorJudged by press attention, there was only one winner in France last night. Marine Le Pen was mobbed by television crews at an impromptu press conference today.
Le Pen has enormous leverage now. She is playing very hard to get over how she will advise supporters to vote in the second round.
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David Cameron's diplomatic faux pas?
by Libby Wiener - Political CorrespondentThe Prime Minister may find he has to eat the French equivalent humble pie in a couple of weeks time after the final round of voting in the French Presidential election.
Back in February, he controversially backed the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, telling the newspaper Le Figaro: "Nicolas Sarkozy has my support. I say it clearly".
But the Socialist party leader Francois Hollande is now the favourite to win. More embarrassingly, it has emerged that Mr Cameron has never even met Monsieur Hollande. A diplomatic faux pas, perhaps?
Hollande: Sarkozy at 'fault' over far-right success
I am not going to seek out voters from the extreme right, I won't try to seduce them. The far right has strong support at the moment and that's the fault of Nicolas Sarkozy.
But some voters voted for the far right because they're angry (at Sarkozy). They are the voters who I want to hear from.
French rivals continue campaigning after first round vote
Campaign manager: Hollande 'wants to offer a dream' to the French
Francois Hollande's campaign manager said the candidate "wants to offer a dream" to the French people but was aware of the financial constraints that could face them.
He wants to offer a dream, but he doesn't want to sell illusions to the French people.
– Pierre Moscovici told BFM TVUndeniably a first step toward change was taken yesterday.
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