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François Hollande: from a small town in France to the gates of the Elysée

François Hollande, the Socialist party candidate in the French election, has turned criticism that he lacks a presidential manner to his advantage. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Corrèze is what…
PUBLISHED: April 21, 2012
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1857 words)

France: a divided nation goes to the polls

One of the central paradoxes of life in France is that for all the French preen themselves as the most civilised nation on Earth, they are also quickly prone to collapse into self-lacerating fits of…
PUBLISHED: April 14, 2012
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3432 words)

France: a divided nation goes to the polls

One of the central paradoxes of life in France is that for all the French preen themselves as the most civilised nation on Earth, they are also quickly prone to collapse into self-lacerating fits of…
PUBLISHED: April 14, 2012
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3432 words)
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