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Francois Hollande

25 Mar 2022
There are just 18 days to go before round one of the French presidential election. In today's show, we see how former socialist president François Hollande is inching towards making a political comeback after the election. We also take a closer look at decades of tumultuous ties between the French state and Corsica in the wake of recent tensions and delve into the powers of the French president.
14 May 2017
France's former President François Hollande on Sunday said that "it was an honour" to lead France, and that he was leaving the country "in a far better state" than how he found it when Nicolas Sarkozy left office in 2012.
14 May 2017
Emmanuel Macron becomes France's youngest ever president on Sunday, taking over from socialist Francois Hollande in a solemn ceremony.
23 Apr 2017
French President Francois Hollande casts his vote in the first round of a bitterly fought presidential election that is crucial to the future of Europe, and a closely-watched test of voters' anger with the political establishment.

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