http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/paris-cfj Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeancharles-bares/christine-boutin-election-2012_b_1297371.html 2012-02-28T11:26:02Z 2012-02-28T11:26:58Z Jean-Charles Bares http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeancharles-bares/ If she had managed to stand, Christine Boutin would have got the media platform she hoped for. But she also risked failing to gather the necessary signatures, or polling a ridiculous score in the first round. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/christine-boutin-election-2012">Christine Boutin Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections-2012">France Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/christine-boutin">Christine Boutin</a>, <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/christine-boutin-2012">Christine Boutin 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections">France Elections</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandre-devecchio/dominique-de-villepin-interview_b_1277007.html 2012-02-14T15:16:26Z 2012-02-14T15:16:37Z Alexandre Devecchio http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandre-devecchio/ For French journalists, Villepin is Nicolas Sarkozy's "worst nightmare." The former prime minister belongs to the same political family as Sarkozy. Yet he still decided to run for president to make sure a more socially-committed voice would be heard. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/dominique-de-villepin">Dominique De Villepin</a>, <a href="/tag/dominique-de-villepin-interview">Dominique De Villepin Interview</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election-2012">France Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/dominique-de-villepin-sarkozy">Dominique De Villepin Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/dominique-de-villepin-election">Dominique De Villepin Election</a>, <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election">France Election</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/celia-lebur/france-election-2012_b_1276611.html 2012-02-14T14:38:09Z 2012-02-14T14:38:40Z Celia Lebur http://www.huffingtonpost.com/celia-lebur/ The French system of public funds allowing minority parties to flourish might look quite eccentric from across the pond. But once elected, the new president doesn't owe victory to his generous donors. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy-election-2012">Nicolas Sarkozy Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election-2012">France Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections">France Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election-funding">France Election Funding</a>, <a href="/tag/super-pacs">Super PACs</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-winterstein/hollande-france-election_b_1246868.html 2012-02-01T11:51:17Z 2012-02-01T11:52:02Z Anna Winterstein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-winterstein/ Hollande is competent. He has made huge efforts to become glamorous. Will that be enough to satisfy the French public's new appetite? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/france-hollande">France Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-french-election">Francois Hollande French Election</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/tag/hollande-france-elections">Hollande France Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/hollande">Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/sarkozy-france-election">Sarkozy France Election</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election-2012">France Election 2012</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandre-devecchio/francois-hollande-foreign-policy_b_1233735.html 2012-01-26T11:01:24Z 2012-01-26T11:01:37Z Alexandre Devecchio http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandre-devecchio/ The day after his first major campaign meeting, Francois Hollande has granted us an exclusive interview in which he gives us his vision of foreign policy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election-2012">France Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election">France Election</a>, <a href="/tag/france-foreign-policy">France Foreign Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-interview">Francois Hollande Interview</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-foreign-policy">Francois Hollande Foreign Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/france-socialist-party">France Socialist Party</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/nato-summit-2012">Nato Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sabine-hervy/eva-joly-elections_b_1231820.html 2012-01-25T16:39:44Z 2012-01-25T16:40:05Z Sabine Hervy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sabine-hervy/ The "Joly case" doesn't mean French people will never vote for a naturalized citizen. It just means they need to find a competent one to vote for. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/eva-joly-elections">Eva Joly Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election-2012">France Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/eva-joly-citizenship">Eva Joly Citizenship</a>, <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/eva-joly">Eva Joly</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections">France Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/french-green-party">French Green Party</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/guillaume-daudin/jean-pierre-chevnement-election_b_1229328.html 2012-01-24T18:21:24Z 2012-01-24T18:21:09Z Guillaume Daudin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/guillaume-daudin/ The 73 year-old is struggling to reach 1 percent in the opinion polls, but he keeps soldiering on. Jean-Pierre Chevènement was once a major political figure in France. But now, he is more likely to get the 500 endorsements than poll a lot of votes. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jean-pierre-chevenement">Jean-Pierre Chevenement</a>, <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/france-election-2012">France Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections">France Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/arnaud-motebourg">Arnaud Motebourg</a>, <a href="/tag/far-right-france">Far-Right France</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">François Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marie-kostrz/french-soliders-killed-afghanistan_b_1219306.html 2012-01-20T16:47:44Z 2012-01-20T16:47:44Z Marie Kostrz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marie-kostrz/ It is tragic that it takes the death of four more soldiers for the French public to engage in a real debate about Afghanistan. But the opportunist statements of a president seeking reelection are likely to rebound on him. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/herve-morin">Hervé Morin</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections-2012">France Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/french-soldiers-killed-afghanistan">French Soldiers Killed Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/vincent-desportes">Vincent Desportes</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections">France Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/french-withdrawal-afghnistan">French Withdrawal Afghnistan</a>, <a href="/tag/france-afghanistan-opposition">France Afghanistan Opposition</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beno/france-election-2012_b_1214135.html 2012-01-18T15:57:02Z 2012-01-18T15:57:24Z Benoit Toussaint http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beno/ Of course, no one can predict who the next French president will be. It doesn't really matter. The real winner will be austerity. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sp-france">S&amp;P France</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections-2012">France-Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/france-debt">France Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections">France Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/france-economy">France Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/france-unemployment-rate">France Unemployment Rate</a>, <a href="/tag/paris-cfj">Paris-Cfj</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>