Of Course: France's New Socialist President Is Hugely Wealthy

townhall.com (1 year and 1 month ago)

May 13, 2012

Sigh. Why isn't this isn't even the tiniest bit suprising? I present to you 'champagne socialism' at its... full story

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France’s Socialist Government Has 8 Millionaires

France's Socialist government contains eight millionaires, a list of ministers' personal assets showed on Monday.

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France's Hollande signs gay marriage bill into law

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday that the bill had become law after the Constitutional Council gave the go-ahead on Friday. The bill, a campaign pledge by the Socialist president, has been hotly...

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So what's the problem with champagne socialism? | Ed Rooksby

François Hollande has been criticised for having multimillionaire ministers – is that consistent with socialist values?A political scandal has blown up in the past few days in France over revelations about the apparent wealth of ministers in François Hollande's government. In le grand déballage – the great unpacking – the Socialist government was revealed to contain several...

guardian.co.uk (2 months and 5 days ago)

Far-right candidate pushes out Socialist in French by-election

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - A far-right candidate beat France's ruling Socialist party on Sunday to a place in a by-election run-off vote, reducing the government's slim parliamentary majority and highlighting the rise of the National Front. The seat, vacated by former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who resigned after admitting to holding a previously undeclared Swiss bank...

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France's Hollande Calls for Fiscal Union

Francois Hollande, France's socialist president, called for a euro zone fiscal union at a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday afternoon.

cnbc.com (1 month and 3 days ago)

Pierre Mauroy, Former French Socialist Premier, Dies at 84

As France’s first Socialist prime minister after World War II, Mr. Mauroy pushed through what his party considered to be important reforms.

nytimes.com (12 days ago)

The downfall of Jérôme Cahuzac: Cosmetic surgeon. Budget minister. Tax campaigner. National disgrace. The ugly face...

Jérôme Cahuzac made a fortune as a cosmetic surgeon offering hair-transplants to the rich and famous. He just became the ugly face of Socialist France.

independent.co.uk (2 months and 18 days ago)

VIDEO: Voters on French president's first year

It is exactly a year since Francois Hollande was elected as France's first socialist president in 17 years - and voters are split over the impact he has had.

bbci.co.uk (1 month and 13 days ago)

Voters on French President's First Year

It is exactly a year since Francois Hollande was elected as France's first socialist president in 17 years - and voters are split over the impact he has had.

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Bienvenue Monsieur Afflelou... French multimillionaire moves to London

Alain Afflelou is a financial refugee from France. Well, he says he isn’t, but everyone thinks he is because he announced he was moving to London on the same day that François Hollande, France's socialist president, announced a punitive 75 per cent tax rate on the country’s wealthiest citizens.

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