French politics
Last night's summit: The feeling's mutual
François Hollande and Angela Merkel are clashing over Eurobonds, and more(21)
The French president: The waterproof Mr Hollande
François Hollande takes on the French presidency and the weather(15)
Charlemagne: Angela’s new partner
The French president must learn to dance with a dominant German chancellor(82)
France and Germany: The Frangela show
The waterproof president meets the iron chancellor(56)
The week ahead: May 11th 2012: A very busy in-tray
FRANÇOIS Hollande is sworn in as president of France, Germany’s largest state holds an election, Ratko Mladic goes on trial at the Hague and Facebook goes public(0)
The new French president changes the tune of Europe’s debate, but huge challenges remain(111)
Socialist victory in France: President Hollande
The new French president may be more open to austerity, and less able to bring a change of course in Europe, than his public expects(134)
Closing our blog: And it's au revoir from us
On being named François, and other closing campaign thoughts(32)
Austerity and the euro crisis: Add Hollandaise sauce
The election of François Hollande is changing Europe's debate about growth and austerity(261)
Sarkozy quits the stage: Adieu, Nicolas
A political obituary of a one-term president(178)
France's new president: Now for the hard part
François Hollande must hit the ground running(150)
The euro crisis: A winner in France, alarm in Greece
Elections in France and Greece cause renewed nervousness about the euro(232)
France's election: President Hollande
For the first time in 24 years, the French have elected a Socialist, François Hollande, as their next president(463)
The final polling: Hollande still odds-on
Although the opinion-poll gap is narrowing(23)
François Bayrou: Bayrou's Sarko-snub
The centrist candidate gives his support to François Hollande(23)
The week ahead: 4th May 2012: The dawn of the private space age
FRANCE elects its next president, Greece faces an unpredictable parliamentary election, Japan turns off its last nuclear reactor and SpaceX hopes to launch its Falcon 9 rocket(1)
France’s presidential election: Head to head
Barring an extraordinary accident, it still looks a sure thing for the Socialist challenger, François Hollande(92)
Our previous endorsements: Absolute rule, unreconstructed semi-Marxists, and Le Pen
How The Economist has covered previous presidential elections(35)
Marine Le Pen: Marine makes her choice
And she chooses nothing(45)
Number-crunching: The only way for Sarkozy to win
And it's highly implausible(9)
The French reaction to our cover: Is The Economist anti-France?
The man who may be the next finance minister thinks so(118)
A banlieue campaign stop: Sarkozy's hard-right turn
In a tight spot, the president seeks to court National Front supporters(22)
France's election: The rather dangerous Monsieur Hollande
The Socialist who is likely to be the next French president would be bad for his country and Europe(1003)
France’s presidency: The man of the moment
François Hollande looks very likely to become France’s next president. What will he bring to the job?(54)
Charlemagne: Kicking against austerity
France and the Netherlands once again resist the European consensus(949)
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