French Elections

Is Carla Bruni Pregnant? French Magazines Argue The Toss

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 29.06.2012 | UK

Carla Bruni on Thursday: Bun in the oven? Or just a big lunch? A French gossip magazine is reporting former First Lady Carla Bruni is pregnant. ...

The French Parliamentary Elections, Nobody Cares, They Should

Professor John Gaffney | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK Politics
Professor John Gaffney

Just a month ago, the French public delivered a clear victory for the Socialist challenger François Hollande, in his Presidential runoff with Nicolas Sarkozy.

We Need to Talk About Greece

Gareth Edmundson | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics
Gareth Edmundson

We had two major elections in Europe last weekend and yet the column inches devoted to Sarkozy losing to Francois Hollande completely and utterly eclipsed the reports from Greece.

Telegraph: New Eurozone Crisis Looms As Spain Prepares Bail Out

www.telegraph.co.uk | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK

A new eurozone crisis is looming as Spain signalled on Monday it was ready to bail out ailing banks after markets shrugged off the election results in...

François Hollande, the Accidental President

Ijeoma E. Okoli | Posted 07.07.2012 | UK Politics
Ijeoma E. Okoli

Enough French citizens believed that it was time for a change and Hollande now has five years to show France the change for which its citizens are longing. If he is able to pull it off, people will remember him more for being a great president than, rather than an accidental one.

Au Revoir Sarko

Matt Carr | Posted 07.07.2012 | UK Politics
Matt Carr

Even by the dismal standards set by so many European rightwing governments in the last decade or so, Nicolas Sarkozy was a uniquely repellent politician. Brash, vulgar, ostentatious, ruthless and arrogant, his appetite for power was untempered by any moral scruples.

Osborne Beware: Voters Are Tired Of Austerity

PA | Posted 07.07.2012 | UK Politics

Francois Hollande's triumph in the French presidential election has, it seems, sent a clear message - voters are tired of austerity. Jubilant Socia...

Twitter Speculates On Sarkozy's (And Carla's) Future

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK

With Nicolas Sarkozy losing his premiership to socialist leader Francois Hollande, speculation is rife as to where life will take him and his glamouro...

Cameron Pledges To Work 'Closely' With Francois Hollande

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron has pledged to work "very closely" with Francois Hollande during a phone call made last night to congratulate the new French president a...

Nicolas Le Pen: The World Watches As French President Moves Far-Right

Cosima Ungaro | Posted 16.03.2012 | UK Politics

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been dubbed “Nicolas Le Pen” by the Wall Street Journal after the president turned to far-right voters to aid...

Is Halal Meat Really the Main Worry of the French?

Rebecca Suner | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK Politics
Rebecca Suner

In 2007, Sarkozy said he would be 'the president of the buying power'. He leaves the country with 10% of unemployment and a debt of 82,3% of GDP. He has not kept his promises, and it's not by throwing up a smokescreen that the French will forget his record.

Far-Right Party Will Compete Presidential Elections In France

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.03.2012 | UK Politics

The leader of France's far-right party Marine Le Pen has gathered enough signatures to mount a presidential campaign, the Front National party announc...