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This R&D provides articles and resources on French President Francois Hollande’s reaction to recent local elections.  After his Socialist Party suffered defeats at the hands of the right-wing National Front and conservative UMP, Hollande has replaced the country’s prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, and brought in the mother of his four children, Segolene Royal, as minister of the environment and energy.  Hollande’s approval ratings have fallen due to his failures to revive the French economy and lower the country’s 11% unemployment rate.