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New opinion polls will cheer Macron in his quest for key parliamentary majority

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 18:35:53 +0200

President Emmanuel Macron's new Republique en Marche party has stretched its lead in polls for this month's crucial parliamentary elections, according to a survey Friday.

Hollande's popularity finally improves: new poll

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:25:03 +0200

The rot has stopped in French President François Hollande's popularity with French voters, according to a survey published on Friday. His public image had been in near constant freefall since September 2012.

Franco-German motor left sputtering in crisis

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:53:00 +0200

A year after François Hollande's election, the French president finds himself trapped in Europe between a powerful but unpopular German Chancellor Angela Merkel and his own weakness at home.

One year on: Hollande's nightmare first year

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:44:00 +0200

When he swept to power last May on a wave of discontent, François Hollande could hardly have imagined that a year later he would be the most unpopular president in modern French history.

Hollande - a villain at home but a hero in Mali

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:09:00 +0100

French President François Hollande might be the most unpopular head of state in recent history at home, as polls suggest, but in Mali he is seen as a hero. Even new born babies are being named after him.

VIDEO: Angry voters confront Hollande on tour

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:49:00 +0100

President François Hollande this week launched a major effort to ‘win back the French people’. Dijon voters had harsh words for him and partner Valérie Trierweiler, while one enterprising graduate gave him something else: a CV.

France urges Italy to form strong government

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:57:00 +0100

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday urged Italy to quickly form a solid government and said the country's election result does not threaten the eurozone. Following the poll the French stock market opened 2 percent down.

Hollande's Mali honeymoon period over

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0100

France may have achieved some success on the battlefields in Mali but it appears on home soil French President Françoise Hollande has gained little.

Far-right scores big as Hollande wins first round

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:41:00 +0200

Duelling left-right rivals Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy launched the race for the French presidential run-off on Monday, a race shaken up by the far-right's record first-round score.

Sarkozy in last minute dash to woo voters

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:24:00 +0200

Nicolas Sarkozy made a last-gasp bid to woo voters Friday, the last campaign day before the crucial first-round French presidential vote that Socialist rival Francois Hollande is tipped to win.

Hollande still favourite as election day nears

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:02:00 +0200

France votes in the first round of a presidential election Sunday with Socialist Francois Hollande the favourite over incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, whose personal style and handling of the economy alienated many voters.

Sarkozy rallies troops for final election battle

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:49:00 +0200

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande staged rival street rallies for tens of thousands of supporters Sunday, one week from their presidential election.