Presidential hopeful Royal praises France's 35-hour week
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Leading presidential hopeful Segolene Royal described France's controversial 35-hour work week -- one of the shortest in Europe -- as a major step forward, adding that any revisions to the law must be negotiated with unions.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most ambitious and visible politicians - and an in-house rival of President Jacques Chirac - moved to the helm of the president&#39;s party yesterday, a perfect podium for him to bid for the
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THE French president promoted a staunch ally to replace a popular finance minister, strengthening his hand ahead of an expected struggle for the governing party&#39;s 2007 presidential nomination.
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The race opens this week for the prize of carrying the opposition Socialist Party (PS) banner in France's approaching elections, with the star of the opinion polls Segolene Royal well-positioned to pursue her bid to be the country's first woman president.
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French newspapers mustered polite praise for Jacques Chirac on Monday, one day after France's veteran leader announced he would not seek another term as president, while at home and abroad there was also candid criticism of his record in office.
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French President Jacques Chirac stood by  beleaguered Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Monday,  saying his government was producing good results despite a  string of recent setbacks and controversies.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday hailed the French parliament's adoption of the European Union's new reform treaty, saying it had restored the country to its rightful place in Europe.
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France's Prime Minister outlines plans to extend the controversial 35-hour working week.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, with a strong, if reduced, parliamentary majority in hand, plans to waste no time in rolling out his ambitious and contested programme of economic reforms.
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French conservative presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy praised Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday, saying France had much to learn from the actions of his Labour government.
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The French Socialists' presidential candidate Segolene Royal has expressed support for Germany's position on renewable sources of energy.Comment
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France's popular president leads national day celebrations with several breaks with tradition.
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France's Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal is shaking up her campaign team to boost her ratings.
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French President Jacques Chirac congratulated US President George W. Bush by telephone Tuesday on winning a second four-year term one week ago, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
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In politics, as in good comedy, timing is everything, and news that President Nicolas Sarkozy is dating Italian model turned singer Carla Bruni has raised a wry smile or three after a week of bad political headlines.
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It was a feast fit for the Queen and the President of France. Guests at tonight - s royal banquet were served fillet of sole, beef with wild mushrooms, broccoli with Hollandaise sauce, salad and creme brulee.
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Don't choke on your freedom fries when you hear this, but France's most-popular and most-talked-about politician - and a favorite to become the next French president - is a big fan of the United States.