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French troops to pull out by 2012: Hollande

26 May 2012 7:01 AM GMT
All French combat forces will pull out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, France's new president said in Kabul on Friday, but some trainers will...

Hollande sworn in as president

16 May 2012 1:45 AM GMT
Francois Hollande was sworn in as France's first Socialist President since 1995 on Tuesday at a solemn ceremony overshadowed by the debt crisis...

Meet France's 'Mr Normal' Hollande

15 May 2012 8:18 PM GMT
He dubbed himself 'Mr Normal' during France's presidential election campaign, a modest scooter-riding everyman in touch with the concerns of ordinary...

The right's spell is broken in France

15 May 2012 8:14 PM GMT
The Socialist Party’s Francois Hollande has become the president of France by ousting the conservative incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in one of the most...

French president declares his assets

12 May 2012 7:01 AM GMT
France's president-elect Francois Hollande - who campaigned as a 'Mr Normal' figure - declared a very modest collection of assets as he prepared for...

Hollande, Putin to attend Rio summit

11 May 2012 5:26 AM GMT
French President-elect Francois Hollande and his recently-inaugurated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin informed Brazil that they will attend next...

Will India welcome France's unwed first lady?

8 May 2012 3:51 AM GMT
Taking over from a supermodel should not be a problem for Valerie Trierweiler, who has plenty of glamour of her own, but making state visits abroad as...

'The Elysee is ours'

8 May 2012 1:39 AM GMT
Jubilant left-wingers thronged the Bastille, a Paris square synonymous with the French Revolution, to celebrate the triumph of Hollande. 'Sarko,...

Can Hollande save Europe?

7 May 2012 11:11 PM GMT
France handed the presidency to Leftist Francois Hollande, a champion of government stimulus programmes who says the state should protect the...

Sarkozy, the hyperactive president who disappointed France

7 May 2012 3:40 AM GMT
Nicolas Sarkozy's defeat today marked the end of a five-year presidency during which he divided a France that had put its hopes in him to break with a...

Socialist Hollande wins French presidency

7 May 2012 3:37 AM GMT
Francois Hollande was elected France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades today, dealing a humiliating defeat to incumbent Nicolas...

Sarkozy takes on rival in verbal battle

4 May 2012 5:43 AM GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande went through a fierce verbal battle in a primetime televised debate that...
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