France

The former French president, now under investigation for illicit campaign financing, has close ties to Quebec business titan Paul Desmarais

Merkel-Hollande, austerity-vs.-growth, blowing bubbles vs. tightening rules

French President Francois Hollande’s Socialists appears headed for a solid majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday. Here’s...

François Hollande has won the presidency, but now he has to stack the house in his favour

Europe is reconsidering the fiscal pact. Get set for another round of chaos

Springtime Sundays are election days in Europe, and this one brought two blockbusters. In France, Nicolas Sarkozy becomes only the...

Hollande might as well stay home and read Stieg Larsson novels for all the influence he is having

Suddenly, everyone wants to change the tune from ’austerity’ to ’growth’

Campaigning on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after the first round of Presidential election voting in France, Nicolas Sarkozy said...

Take a look at Nicolas Sarkozy’s official campaign posters from 2007 and 2012. In a lot of ways he’s running the same visual play:...