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Sarkozy to get lavish perks
17 May 2012 4:06 AM GMTWhether or not he returns to work as a lawyer, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is entitled to lavish post-retirement perks - a hefty pension,...
Hollande sworn in as president
16 May 2012 1:45 AM GMTFrancois 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 GMTHe 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 GMTThe Socialist Party’s Francois Hollande has become the president of France by ousting the conservative incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in one of the most...
Return of lawyer Sarkozy
10 May 2012 5:07 AM GMTOutgoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet met for its last session on Wednesday as president-elect Francois Hollande held talks with top...
Sarkozy, the hyperactive president who disappointed France
7 May 2012 3:40 AM GMTNicolas 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 GMTFrancois 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 GMTFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande went through a fierce verbal battle in a primetime televised debate that...
'Sarkozy got 50 million euros from Gaddafi'
29 April 2012 7:19 PM GMTA document made public in Paris claims that French President Nicolas Sarkozy received 50 million euros (around USD 65 million) from slain Libyan...