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Le Pen plan to jettison euro spooks French business

Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:04:07 +0200

The euro - and her fervent wish to withdraw from it - is a central theme of every stump speech by French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, topping her list of 144 election pledges.

Hollande affair claims: 'France won't punish him'

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:50:00 +0100

Claims from Closer magazine that President François Hollande is having an affair with an actress, will not undermine his flagging presidency, a French political analyst told The Local on Friday, but the revelations are a sign of a changing France he says.

Samsung challenges Apple with Paris shop

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:13:00 +0100

South Korean electronics giant Samsung is taking on rival Apple at its own game in Paris, where it is opening its first “mobile store” in France on Saturday.

Populist politician’s son: my brother raped me

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:40:53 +0100

A French high court has overturned the dismissal of a rape lawsuit brought by the son of a far right leader against his own brother. The son of MEP Philippe de Villiers accuses his brother of abusing him during their childhood.