Far-right’s Le Pen to announce French presidential bid 13/03/2012 12:44 CET French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told supporters that she won’t endorse either Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande in Sunday’s second round presidential election. Le Pen told the thousands gathered at a rally in central Paris to make their own choice. Her endorsement [...]
Final preparations ahead of tonight’s one and only face-to-face debate between France’s two presidential candidates. Nothing has been left to chance – even agreement on the studio temperature – for this is an all important duel which could determine the outcome of the election. With latest opinion polls showing Francois Hollande ahead by around seven [...]
Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting for his political life and he has upped his campaign to win a second presidential term. His target – Socialist rival Francois Hollande, who has refused to accept his challenge and take part in more than one debate before the May 6 run-off. “My observation is that it’s hard to have [...]
Political fears undermine share prices 23/04/2012 13:59 CET Nicolas Sarkozy’s supporters were delighted with their candidate’s score – especially as six months ago he was widely expected to be knocked out in the first round. In his speech he made it clear that the fight was a long way from over: “The French have expressed [...]