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PARIS, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Danielle Mitterrand, the widow of French President Francois Mitterrand, died at a Paris hospital Tuesday at the age of 87, her family said.
PARIS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be looking over his shoulder at Francois Hollande, the man with the best chance to replace him in next year's elections.
PARIS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Francois Hollande won France's first-ever Socialist Party primary for the country's 2012 presidential election Sunday, election results showed.
PARIS, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- French voters headed to the polls Sunday to choose a Socialist candidate to face President Nicolas Sarkozy in April 2012.
PARIS, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A razor-thin victory by Martine Aubry for the leadership of the French Socialist Party has set the stage for more factionalism on the Left, analysts say.
PARIS, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- French Socialist Segolene Royal has re-emerged as a star of her party after losing last year's presidential election to Nicolas Sarkozy.
PARIS, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The deadly fire in a Paris apartment building housing African immigrants has spurred calls for better housing in the French capital.
PERIGUEUX, France, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Americans are working more hours than ever. Not so the French. They officially put in a mere 35 a week.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- America's eagerness to go to war with Iraq, to oust Saddam Hussein from power, has brought about increased tension between the "old Europe" and the United States. Much like jilted lovers, senior government officials and diplomats from both sides of the At
It will take determination to move France forward and make its performance better than 50-50. Even if the next president has control of the legislature, it is not clear the necessary determination will be there.
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