Elections

While the coming French elections will see a sharp rise in the number of women députées, gender parity in the Assemblée nationale remains an elusive goal.

June 16th, 2012
Elections

In Hollande’s new government, women have half the jobs, but less real power than under Sarkozy.

May 22nd, 2012

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Catherine Fieschi

François Hollande’s victory is a very “normal” one for France’s left

May 9th, 2012

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Bob Hancké

Hollande’s crucial first task is to realise that “it’s the French economy, stupid”

May 9th, 2012

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Elections

After an inconclusive debate, on the final day of the French presidential election campaign, Hollande is still ahead

May 4th, 2012

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Anne Corbett

François Hollande’s strong support among the young and middle-aged as well as the working class indicates that he will be the next President of the French Republic.

April 30th, 2012
Authors

Marine Le Pen’s result in last Sunday’s French elections confounded the experts but does not signal the rise of the far right in Europe

April 26th, 2012

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Elections

Marine Le Pen has achieved the best ever result for the Front National, and now stands as the ‘kingmaker’. But we should not overestimate the impact of her performance.

April 25th, 2012
Elections

Nicolas Sarkozy: down but not out in the French elections

April 25th, 2012

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Elections

Marine Le Pen’s recent detoxification of the Front National has been at the expense of the party’s intellectual traditions.

April 14th, 2012

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Elections

The French elections are too close to call. Watch out left and right!

April 11th, 2012
Elections

France’s presidential election campaign is confirming the deep-seated caution of both main candidates. But, for all the disappointed expectations of Sarkozy as a reformer, there is still a sense that he ‘gets it’.

April 10th, 2012
Elections

Sarkozy’s image as a strong leader is helping him narrow the gap with Hollande, but it will not be sufficient to balance out his poor economic record.

April 3rd, 2012
Catherine Fieschi

Marine Le Pen will not capture more than 15 per cent of the vote despite her efforts to transform Front National into a less radical populist party

April 2nd, 2012
Elections

LSE EUROPP launches a new series on the French presidential elections

April 2nd, 2012
Elections

Electoral forecasts predict that Marine Le Pen will capture 17 per cent of the vote in the upcoming French presidential elections, failing to outperform her father’s strongest result.

March 27th, 2012

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Political leadership in France: From Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy by John Gaffney

March 25th, 2012

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Elections

European questions have intruded into the French election campaign, signalling that the next European Parliamentary elections may be the first truly European ones.

March 22nd, 2012

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Elections

François Hollande is by no means certain to win the French Presidential election. He may yet fall foul of France’s well-known ‘Frontrunner Syndrome’, as Sarkozy’s fightback begins

March 14th, 2012

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Authors

The trend towards the Europeanisation of domestic politics is unstoppable (and good) but for the time being will be messy and uneven.

March 12th, 2012

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