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November 13, 2012

Francois Hollande's Day of Reckoning

Christine Ockrent, The Guardian

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For the past six months the French have been trying to figure out who, in François Hollande, they have elected to the Elysée. "Is there really a president?" asks the news magazine L'Express this week. We may find an answer on Tuesday, when the president holds his first press conference since taking office.

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TAGGED: France, Francois Hollande, Eurozone, Europe

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