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

The return of Nicolas Sarkozy

A remarkable resurrection within French politics

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

A return from Elba

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

French blues in wake of second round of local elections and arrival of third force

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

Le Pen’s triumph

Strong National Front showing in French byelection alarms Socialists

French left has now lost eight legislative and three cantonal elections in the past year

Increasing numbers of French young people are emigrating

Rise in emigration sparks debate

UMP members walk out of fraud Cahuzac inquiry

Parliamentary commission in crisis after walk-out

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