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Francois Hollande begins term as president of France At his swearing-in ceremony, Socialist Francois Hollande sought a balance between his previous insistence on economic growth measures and Germany’s focus on bringing down government deficits and debts.
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New French President Francois Hollande leaves the Elysee presidential palace in Paris with new first lady Valerie Trierweiler. The Socialist challenger to incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy became president of France in a ceremony steeped in tradition, taking over a country with deep debts amid concerns about Europe's future and pledging to make it a fairer place.
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A cyclist rides past panels with campaign posters of the candidates for the 2012 French presidential election, in Mons en Pevele near Lille, France. The first-round vote is expected to send President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande through to next month's runoff.
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Francois Hollande, Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, holds a child as he visits a street market in Tulle. France goes to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election.
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France's ambassador to Uruguay, Jean-Chistophe Potton, left, presides over the polling station at the French consulate in Montevideo as French citizens, including Uruguay's Education and Culture Minister Ricardo Ehrlich, center, cast their votes in the presidential election. French citizens living in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina began voting early Saturday in France's presidential elections.
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France's incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy appears on giant screens as he speaks during a campaign stop in Nice on Friday. French voters go to the polls Sunday to choose two candidates to go forward in a presidential runoff on May 6. France's Socialist Party candidate, Francois Hollande, is leading in opinion polls.
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April 20, 2012
Left Front presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon visits the Prevent Glass factory, which makes car glass for Volkswagen vehicles, during Friday's campaign stop at Bagneaux sur Loing, outside of Paris.
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April 20, 2012
President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, arrives to attend an interview at the RTL radio station studios in Paris.
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April 20, 2012
Presidential ballots are prepared Friday at the Puynormand town hall in southwestern France. The country's elections will be held Sunday and May 6.
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April 19, 2012
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April 19, 2012
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April 19, 2012
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Francois Hollande, right, receives a gift of a traditional local puppet during a campaign meeting in Amiens, northern France.
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April 12, 2012
Electoral posters depict the presidential candidates in Marseille, southern France. The elections will take place on April 22 and May 6.
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April 12, 2012
Nicolas Sarkozy, left, France's incumbent president and the right-wing ruling party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections, jokes as he meets members of a rugby club in Domont, east of Paris.
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April 11, 2012
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April 10, 2012
Activists of the association One put plants in pots bearing the picture of the candidates for the 2012 French presidential elections in Paris, as part of the worldwide action "Plant a seed of change in the G8" aimed at increasing the world's leaders' awareness of hunger and poverty.
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Marine Le Pen, France's National Front head and far-right candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections, speaks during a news conference at her party's headquarters in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
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April 10, 2012
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April 9, 2012
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Feb. 23, 2012
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Feb. 23, 2012
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Feb. 23, 2012
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Feb. 23, 2012
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Feb. 23, 2012
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Feb. 23, 2012
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Feb. 23, 2012
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Feb. 22, 2012
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Feb. 22, 2012
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Feb. 21, 2012
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Feb. 21, 2012
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