Jon Snow
Are the 'two main parties' on the skids?
Jon Snow blogs on the French election first round result and what it means for the two party political system.
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French lessons
One of the reasons Labour gave for Boris Johnson’s victory in London was the advantage of incumbency – the idea that voters tend naturally to give politicians a second term in office. It was also one of the reasons Labour’s hope of making David Cameron a “one term” Prime Minister has always seemed a very uphill struggle. But after the defeat of Sarkozy in France Conservatives might well be wondering if incumbency is all it is cracked up to be.
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France is falling again for the mantra of change
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, France’s two presidential candidates, both talk of change – but what they are actually engaged in, blogs Jonathan Rugman, is the business of preservation.
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France votes in presidential run-off
As the French go to the polls, President Sarkozy is blaming his waning popularity on the financial crisis, austerity measures, and a media “alliance” with Socialist front-runner François Hollande.
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Europe faces uncertain future, nervous bond markets
Europe awoke to an unpredictable future after elections in France, Greece and EU hopeful Serbia – exactly the type of turmoil that spooks bond and currency traders who crave stability.
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France wants a figurehead, not a policy maker
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, France’s two presidential candidates, both talk of change – but what they are actually engaged in, writes Jonathan Rugman, is the business of preservation.
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Tamper with France at your peril?
Jonathan Rugman asks whether this really is the end for Nicolas Sarkozy and what that could mean for France.
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Inside the mind of Anders Behring Breivik
After a week of testimony by the man accused of killing 77 people, political scientist Matthew Goodwin looks at what his words reveal about his ideology and the wider far right movement in Europe.
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What would a Hollande presidency mean for France and Europe?
After triumphing in the first round of the French presidential elections, Francois Hollande is now favourite to move into the Elysee Palace. Channel 4 News looks at what he stands for.
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It's time for change says France's 'Mr Normal'
Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Rugman blogs on François Hollande – the man hoping to topple President Sarkozy in the French elections.
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Syria and United Nations agree deal on peace observers
Syria agrees on the terms of a ceasefire monitoring mission which will see more United Nations observers deployed.
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Ten French Islamists arrested in dawn raids
French police arrest 10 suspected militant Islamists across France as part of a clampdown ordered by President Nicholas Sarkozy.
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Toulouse suspect planned more killings
The man suspected of killing seven people in France is still under siege at his home in France, and has boasted about bringing France “to its knees”.
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French killer may have filmed murders
The serial killer at the centre of France’s biggest manhunt may have been filming the deaths of his victims as he carried out the killings, the French interior minister has said.
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Greece wins debt swap backing for bailout
Greece is successful in offering a bond swap to private creditors, after the deadline expired on a deal needed to avoid a debt default.
