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Paul McCartney receives French Legion of Honour
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney received the French Legion of Honour award Saturday at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, the president’s office said. President Francois Hollande bestowed the medal on the British musician in the presence of his family but not the press, the office said in a statement, adding that…
French First Lady vows to think twice before tweeting
PARIS — French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler has said she will now think twice before tweeting, a month after she used the microblogging site to undermine her rival, the president’s former partner. Trierweiler sent out a tweet wishing good luck to an opponent of Segolene Royal — Francois Hollande’s ex-partner…
Socialists claim majority of seats in French parliament
France’s Socialists won control of parliament Sunday, handing President Francois Hollande the convincing majority he needs to push through his tax-and-spend agenda to battle the eurozone debt crisis. The Socialists’ bloc obtained between 308 and 320 seats — an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly — and so will…
French election descends into soap opera with Segolene Royal defeat
By Gina Doggett PARIS — Twin rivalries — one political, the other amorous — doomed Segolene Royal, former partner of French President Francois Hollande, to suffer a humiliating defeat in Sunday’s legislative polls. Conceding defeat, Royal initially kept her remarks in the political arena, bitterly slamming the “political betrayal” of…
French Socialists poised to take control of parliament
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialists and allies came out on top in first-round parliamentary elections, poised to secure the majority needed to push through tax-and-spend reforms. The election also saw a surge in support for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front, which wants to ditch the euro and battle against…
Hollande tipped to cement Socialist power in France vote
France was voting on Sunday in round one of a parliamentary election tipped to give Socialist President Francois Hollande the majority needed to implement his tax-and-spend programme. Hollande defeated right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy in last month’s presidential election and has called for voters to turn out en masse to give him…
Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan
President Francois Hollande visited Afghanistan on Friday to defend France’s imminent departure from the war, telling troops that it would be coordinated closely with Afghan and NATO allies. Hollande met French soldiers deployed in the volatile province of Kapisa and held talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on his first…
Michelle Obama gives new French first lady tips
CHICAGO — France’s new first lady, Valerie Trierweiler, Monday said she had been given some precious tips on her new role by Michelle Obama, as she eyed a future as an ambassador for equality. “What interests me, is the beginning, the children, equal opportunity,” she told reporters after a visit…
France has done ‘its duty’ in Afghanistan: Hollande
CHICAGO — French President Francois Hollande said Monday his country had done “more than its duty” in Afghanistan, as officials said a calendar to pull out troops would be drawn up in the coming days. Hollande also denied that France would have to make some kind of payback for pulling…
France’s new unmarried first lady stretches boundaries of diplomatic protocol
By Fabienne Faur WASHINGTON — Valerie Trierweiler pushed the frontiers of US diplomatic protocol on Friday as she took her first steps as France’s new — and unmarried — first lady ahead of the G8 and NATO summits. The domestic partner of Francois Hollande — they’ve been a couple since…
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