UN chief meets with French president on Syria, Rio+20
CHICAGO, May 21 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon(L) on Monday met with French President Francois Hollande on issues including Syria and the Rio+20 conference slated for next month in Brazil. The meeting took place here on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit, which is scheduled to conclude late on Monday. “The secretary-general again […]
Red Rose In Full Bloom In France
France’s Socialist Party’s candidate Francois Hollande gestures to his supporters during a rally after he defeated incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday’s decisive presidential runoff, in Tulle, southern France, May 6, 2012. Francois Hollande said he feels proud of bringing hope to France and that change will start from now in an address to […]
Final Showdown Coming Close
A wall screen shows the televised debate between Socialist Party candidate for the presidential election Francois Hollande and current President and conservative rival for re-election, Nicolas Sarkozy, at the TF1 television studio, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The prime-time debate between conservative incumbent Sarkozy and his leftist challenger Hollande is billed in […]
Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff
PARIS – Francois Hollande, a mild-mannered French Socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against tough-on-immigration Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote that could alter Europe’s political and economic landscape. Hollande heads into the May 6 second round with the upper hand after […]