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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Francois Bayrou, leader of the centrist Union for French Democracy (UDF), was confirmed as a serious challenger in France's presidential election campaign Monday, as two new opinion polls showed a big rise in his vote.
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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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PARIS -- Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed yesterday that he will run for president next spring and will quit the government if his ruling center-right party backs his candidacy at a Jan. 14 meeting. Sarkozy could face Socialist Segolene Royal, who is seeking to become the first woman to lead France. But a recent surge by veteran far-right leader Jean-Marie ...
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French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy addresses party activists shortly as he begins his bid for the presidency.
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac's governing party.
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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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"Neither a Whore nor Submissive"  President Nicolas Sarkozy sent a strong signal to France's disaffected minorities Tuesday by appointing an outspoken advocate of Muslim women and a woman of Senegalese origin Tuesday to his government _ among the country's most diverse ever.As junior minister for city policy, feminist activist Fadela Amara will oversee the renovation of dilapidated housing estates where many immigrants live _ neighborhoods similar to the one where she grew up with her Algerian immigrant parents.Senegalese-born Rama Yade was appointed to the new post of junior minister for human rights, an area Sarkozy has identified as a priority for his month-old government, which he reshuffled and expanded after his conservative party did not fare as well as expected in weekend parliamentary elections. Read more
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France votes in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's party expected to strengthen its hold on power, clearing the way for him to push ahead with reforms.
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The poll promises to be the main event in next year's political calendar in France.
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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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French voters are electing a new parliament, with President Sarkozy's UMP party expected to make gains.
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France on Sunday held the deciding round of parliamentary elections expected to give right wing President Nicolas Sarkozy an overwhelming mandate for his ambitious reforms.
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A profile of Nicolas Sarkozy - leader of French President Jacques Chirac's party and presidential hopeful.
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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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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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France goes to the polls for the second time in a just over a month on Sunday when it votes in parliamentary elections that are expected to seal President Nicolas Sarkozy's grip on power.