French PM re-elected in parliamentary elections
June 11th, 2012 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 11 (IANS) French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was re-elected in the first round of parliamentary elections held Sunday, media reported.Ayrault, a socialist politician, had been appointed ... Read more...
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Hollande, the next French president (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 7 (IANS) Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's decisive presidential runoff in France and will now become president though he has never ... Read more...
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‘Over 70 percent vote in French presidential elections’
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 22 (IANS) The French government said Sunday that the presidential elections recorded a voter turnout of over 70 percent, slightly lower than the figure registered in ... Read more...
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Millions of French vote to decide Sarkozy’s fate (Third Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 22 (IANS) Millions of French voted Sunday in the first round of presidential elections bogged down by a weak economy and high unemployment, issues that may spell trouble ... Read more...
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France votes as Sarkozy’s fate hangs in balance (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 22 (IANS) Millions voted Sunday in the first round of presidential elections in France, a country bogged down by weak economy and high unemployment, issues that may spell ... Read more...
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The most hated man in France? (France Diary)
October 31st, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Ranvir Nayar
Paris, Oct 31 (IANS) A television caricature programme recently showed French President Nicolas Sarkozy asking his aides, "Why, oh why, am I the most hated man in all of France?"The ... Read more...
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Sarkozy vows to ban the burqa
March 24th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 24 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Wednesday to introduce a law to ban the burqa in France, saying that the all-body Islamic veil was an insult to women.
The declaration ... Read more...
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Three of five French voters unhappy with President Sarkozy’s performance
May 4th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, May 4 (ANI): Nearly two-thirds of French voters are disappointed by President Nicolas Sarkozy's performance since his election two years ago, according to a new poll. According to a Metro newspaper ... Read more...
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