President plays up image as ‘Mr Normal’
New French president seeks to fulfil his promise to voters after the ‘bling-bling’ image of his unpopular predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy
French elections 2012
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François Hollande becomes the first Socialist to occupy the Elysée palace for 17 years, tilting the political balance in Europe back towards centre-left, as the country now moves on to its legislative elections
France to cap top pay in state groups
Government cracks down on excessive corporate pay and wants salaries of chief executives capped at 20 times that of their lowest paid worker
Brussels presses Hollande over spending
France’s economic assumptions are ‘optimistic’, according to the European Commission, which has told the country to cut its deficit further
Hollande government confronts grim outlook
Administration must reconcile campaign pledges on jobs wages and pensions with the reality of unemployment and constrained public finances
Battle to succeed Sarkozy on French right
UMP party seeks to prevent François Hollande, the Socialist president, from winning a majority in next month’s parliamentary elections
Hollande cabinet takes 30% pay cut
Ministers aim to signal a break with Nicolas Sarkozy’s rule with gestures intended to mark an ‘exemplary and efficient’ tone of government
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Hollande balances politics and reform
French government should act quickly to send the right signals as the markets will judge it by its actions and will not be patient for long
Extreme politics
UMP’s best hope for the future in French politics lies in not paying the National Front’s Marine Le Pen the compliment of courting her
What to expect from François Hollande
Previous French Socialist leaders were Keynesian, but. the new president is the first to advocate a supply-side approach to growth, writes Philippe Aghion
Hollande will give Europe the jolt it needs
The new French president has the chance to begin the much-needed redefinition of the Franco-German relationship, writes Gérard Errera
Hollande at odds with key partners on structural reform
The French president’s programme falls well short of embracing the sort of structural reforms called for by Mr Draghi and Ms Merkel
Hollande’s win is a chance for change
The consensual Mr Hollande is the opposite of his predecessor, whose impetuous behaviour often annoyed Berlin
Please, Mr President, use your economic sense
You are taking on an immense responsibility: please, do not make us lose five more years, writes Dominique Moïsi
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