Sunday, April 22, 2012

French Elections 2012

  • Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande appealed to French voters to throw out conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and shun the far right in a final push for working-class votes before Sundays first round of the election.
  • (Reuters)
  • Paris: The first round of the 2012 French presidential election kicked off Sunday with over 44 million registered voters eligible to cast their ballots for one of 10 candidates, including incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
  • (MSN India)
  • PARIS — French voters cast ballots on Sunday in the first round of a closely watched presidential election that could have significant implications for Europe and the euro as the region struggles to emerge from a prolonged economic malaise.
  • (New York Times)
  • PARIS (AP) - The Interior Ministry says more than one in four French voters in the finish just a month before elections for the National Assembly that is currently controlled by Sarkozys conservatives. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Actually – for those of you unfamiliar with the French electoral process – this is merely election 1.0, with version 2.0 another two weeks around the corner.
  • (policymic.com)
  • PARIS — Like Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power on a wave of hope for change. Sarkozys wave crashed on the global financial crisis and his own failings.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • LONDON, April 20 (IFR) - Investors anxiety around the likely outcome of the French election hit French bank credit this week, making their access to bond market funding potentially more difficult and expensive.
  • (Reuters UK)
  • Protesters were fired up over the death of a fellow protester after clashes with police. The 2012 London Marathon will get underway tomorrow. Celebrities including chef Gordon Ramsay and singer Will Young will take part in the 26.2 mile race.
  • (ITV)

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