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Video: On the streets with Marseille’s mayoral hopefuls
France heads to the polls Sunday for the second round of nationwide local elections, with communities from the smallest hamlets to the biggest cities set to vote for mayor and city...
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France's Hollande may ditch PM after bruising local elections
Pressure is mounting on French President François Hollande, and the rumour-mill is in overdrive, in the wake of bruising losses for the ruling Socialists in local elections, the se...
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Elysée served Chinese president ‘disgusting’ dinner, says French minister
France’s trade minister has been caught on camera describing the state dinner served to China’s president this week as “disgusting”.
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French farmers protest by herding sheep to the Louvre
Tourists at the Louvre museum in Paris on Friday were caught up in a protest by farmers who herded a small flock of sheep into the building, where they raced beneath the building&#...
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Disgruntled French workers threaten to set fire to factory
A group of workers in the northeastern French town Beine-Nauroy have threatened to set fire to the factory where they were employed, unhappy with the severance package they receive...
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Tabloid ordered to pay actress Gayet over Hollande affair claims
A French court on Thursday ordered tabloid magazine Closer to pay French actress Julie Gayet €15,000 ($21,000) in damages for breach of privacy for revealing her alleged relationsh...
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Firms will not be fined for closing factories, French court rules
A top French court on Thursday rejected a law that would have fined companies for closing their factories unless they had exhausted all other options, deeming it unconstitutional.
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Hometown victory for FN candidate a long time coming
After two decades of dogged campaigning in a desolate corner of northern France, the far-right candidate Steeve Briois (pictured) has become the mayor of his home town and sparked...
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