- 18 Jun 2012 08:00 - Guardian Reporter
- Francois Hollande's party has won an absolute majority in Parliament, giving him a free hand to implement a socialist solution to France's woes.
- 16 May 2012 12:21 - Ian Traynor
- Europe is braced for an election bonanza this that will determine the politics of the increasingly contested campaign to save the single currency.
- 10 May 2012 05:54 -
- Africans celebrate Hollande's victory and anticipate a new era in Franco-African relations writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.
- 06 May 2012 09:11 - Lionel Laurent
- Franois Hollande has won France's presidential election in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against austerity.
- 06 May 2012 06:25 - John Irish
- France has voted which could crown Francois Hollande its first Socialist president in two decades, marking a leftward shift at the heart of Europe.
- 29 Apr 2012 20:37 - Dave Clark
- 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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- 17 Apr 2012 08:53 - Kim Willsher
- French social media users have been warned not to "bugger" the country's election by talking about exit poll results before voting is officially over.
- 17 Jan 2012 15:48 - Brian Love
- Standard & Poor's decision to lower France's credit rating will help outsiders in the presidential election, making it bad news for Nicolas Sarkozy.
- 10 Jan 2012 09:42 - Staff Reporter
- Former soccer star Eric Cantona wants to run in this year's presidential election in France and is trying to gather the signatures needed to do so.
