French minister takes party leader vote
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac&#39;s governing party. Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most popular politicians
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France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to give an overwhelming majority to conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy for his program of tax and labor reform.
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Popular former French finance and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has taken over the leadership of his country&#39;s conservative ruling party in a move that could change the face of French politics.
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The new head of the ruling political party in France has resigned his post as finance minister, one day after taking over the party.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, France's interior minister, formally announced his bid to represent his centre-right party in presidential elections next year, in an interview.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in a parliamentary election that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.
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The opposition party in France, the Socialist Party, held a vote amongst its delegates on the EuropeanUnion (EU) Constitution, which resulted in a 55 percent &quot;yes&quot; vote.
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Francois Fillon spells out plans to revamp France's institutions of government, in his first policy address as PM.
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Centrist Francois Bayrou has said he would stand for French president to offer an alternative to favourites Segolene Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's election.
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PARIS, June 10 -- French voters reinforced President Nicolas Sarkozy's mandate for major reform of the nation's moribund economy and government, giving his ruling party and its allies an estimated 46 percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections, according to nearly complete...
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France's political scene changed dramatically when Nicolas Sarkozy, the ambitious finance minister, was formally named the new leader of the ruling conservative party -- widely seen as the start of his march to replace Jacques Chirac as French president in 2007.
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Conservatives are expected to win a commanding majority in legislative elections, giving the new president a free hand to transform France
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New French President Nicolas Sarkozy is  set to secure a big majority in parliament next month,  according to a poll for the Paris Match magazine released on  Wednesday.
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Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen has secured the signatures of 500 elected officials he needs to run in next month's presidential elections, his National Front party announced on Wednesday.Comment
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 21-year-old son is running for a post in local government as part of nationwide elections next month, the ruling conservative party said Wednesday.
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One of France's top presidential candidates asked mayors and other elected officials on Monday to give their backing to an extreme right-wing politician to ensure he has enough endorsements to run in the spring elections.
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France votes in the first round of  parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Nicolas  Sarkozy&#39;s party expected to strengthen its hold on power,  clearing the way for him to push ahead with reforms.