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French government survives vote of no confidence
Timid reform law comes at the cost of unity on the left
French president overrides parliament to push through reforms
Move underlines François Hollande’s determination to kick-start France’s economy
Hollande’s socialists defeat National Front in byelection
President has seen his popularity ratings double from record lows in the wake of Paris attacks
Political unity disintegrates after Sarkozy comments
France’s post-attack ‘sacred union’ between left and right broken by the UMP leader
France mourns as hunt for ‘Charlie Hebdo’ gunmen continues in wake of Paris attack
Police search 20km sq area of Picardie for brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi
French political parties endorse unity and put the national interest first – for now
Hollande appeals for national unity and so far the political truce has held
French police shoot dead man who attacked officer with knife
Man entered police station in Tours suburb on Sunday afternoon
French parliament votes for recognition of Palestinian state
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu calls vote a “grave mistake”
French right on the march as Sarkozy and Le Pen elected to lead their parties
The 2017 race for the presidency of the Fifth Republic has started early
Politesse junked as Sarkozy looks to presidency
Infighting is order of day in France’s main conservative party UMP
Sarkozy agrees to revoke same-sex marriage law
Political rival accuses former president of ‘political and moral crookery’
Alain Juppé still not finished in politics as presidency beckons
UMP party beset with problems but still favourite to retake the Élysée in 2017
Nicolas Sarkozy remains mired in scandal
A corruption investigation is suspended but other cases threaten Sarkozy’s political comeback
Sarkozy announces plan to return to French politics
Former president says he cannot ignore the suffering of his compatriots
Sarkozy to return to French politics with ‘new project’
Former prime minister announces he is to seek leadership of opposition UMP party
Hollande faults Europe for Scottish independence drive
French president admits ‘other countries’ paid ransom for French hostages
Valls survives confidence vote in France but support dwindles
Vote of confidence fails to dispel sense of crisis in French politics
Nicolas Sarkozy questioned over influence claims
Magistrates investigate if former French president had moles in French justice system
French political meltdown follows EU elections
Marine Le Pen sounds off as leadership of UMP resign, writes Lara Marlowe
French results confirm Marine Le Pen as powerful force
FN leader now the most influential French voice on Europe
Extreme right triumphs in French election
National Front takes 25% of the vote and boasts it is ‘first party of France’
Sarkozy weighs into campaign, calls for two-speed EU
Ex-French leader calls for changes to bloc’s structure, with new Franco-German economic zone
Le Pen’s party challenging strongly as apathetic electorate switches off
Far right could lead European poll in France, writes Lara Marlowe
Hollande names new centrist prime minister after poll rout
Government set to amplify shift towards pro-market economic reforms and spending cuts
Paris offers rare cheer for Hollande in mayoral elections
Socialists to give Paris first female mayor but elsewhere Hollande has dismal day, with Front National thriving
Cars restricted in Paris in effort to clear dangerous smog
Unseasonably warm weather exacerbating diesel pollution in French capital
‘Sarko leaks’ scandal embarrasses French right prior to municipal elections
Recordings of former president made secretly by adviser denounced as ‘a kind of rape’
French conservative leader denies impoverishing party to enrich his friends
Two of Jean-Francois Copé’s closest aides allegedly raked in millions organising rallies for Sarkozy campaign
More than a third of French voters agree with National Front ideas
Marine Le Pen increases support for far-right but is more popular than her party
François Hollande’s new centrism wrong-foots right and left
The shift in the French president’s policies has been praised by business management and the EU commission
French lower house backs prostitution law reform
Rising human trafficking a reason for tightening rules which include fines for clients
Rise in polls gives Le Pen hope for presidency
The National Front leader as France’s head of state may not be such a far-fetched idea
Strong National Front showing in French byelection alarms Socialists
French left has now lost eight legislative and three cantonal elections in the past year
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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