France's Hollande brings diversity, equality to Cabinet
France's new president has unveiled a government featuring an equal number of women and men, with figures who reflect the country's ethnic diversity.
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Sarkozy, Hollande go head to head in TV debate
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande will clash in their only television debate, seen as the conservative incumbent's last chance to turn the odds.
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Sarkozy rejects claim Gaddafi offered €50m for campaign
Nicolas Sarkozy has rejected a renewed claim that Muammar Gaddafi agreed to donate up to €50-million to his last presidential campaign.
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French candidates battle scandal as polling day looms
French presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande headed into the last round of his battle with Nicolas Sarkozy, with both candidates under threat.
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Death of Bin Laden was the end of al-Qaeda - officials
Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" say US intelligence officials.
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Trierweiler in it for love, not politics
If Francois Hollande becomes president of France, it will be a job he has worked for and hankered after for most of his adult life.
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France's extremists find favour
Leading France's Front National to its best first-round result in her first presidential campaign, Marine Le Pen counts herself as the big winner.
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French opponents lock horns in tense run-off
Candidates are trading accusations after the opposition rejected Nicolas Sarkozy's demand for three public debates before the final vote on May 6.
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Sarkozy jumps to the right in bid to keep presidency
Nicolas Sarkozy is courting the far right to help him win France's presidential runoff, but his socialist challenger will likely prevail regardless.
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France votes, economy clouds Sarkozy's chances
France has voted in round one of a presidential ballot where frustration at high unemployment may mean Nicolas Sarkozy loses his re-election bid.
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