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Published on: 10 August 2012

Written by: Jean-Luc Melenchon All articles by Jean-Luc Melenchon

After a strong showing in the 2012 French Presidential election, Jean-Luc Melenchon took on Marine Le Pen in...

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Published on: 19 June 2012

Written by: Patrice de Beer All articles by Patrice de Beer

The new French president has consolidated his authority with a decisive win in the legislative elections. But the...

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Published on: 11 May 2012

Written by: Nilufer Gole All articles by Nilufer Gole

The vote for Hollande is not so much a radical desire for change as a possibly illusory desire to go back to the...

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Published on: 10 May 2012

Written by: Giorgio Griziotti All articles by Giorgio Griziotti

There is still a solid social cushion in France if we compare it to other European countries. But the pressure for...

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Published on: 8 May 2012

Written by: Patrice de Beer All articles by Patrice de Beer

A new socialist president brings the promise of change to France and Europe, says Patrice de Beer.

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Published on: 4 May 2012

Written by: Philippe Marlière All articles by Philippe Marlière

Charles de Gaulle once said that the French presidential election was “an encounter between the nation and a man”...

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Published on: 1 May 2012

Written by: Patrice de Beer All articles by Patrice de Beer

The first round of France’s presidential election leaves the incumbent president, Nicolas Sarkozy, in a tight...

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