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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.
France’s new prime minister, Manuel #Valls, will need more than good PR skills to revive the Hollande presidency http://t.co/uqToMehouz
— Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) April 3, 2014
Struggling in the polls, Francois Hollande calls in ex-lover Segolene Royal for help http://t.co/OzWonYBM91
— The Australian (@australian) April 2, 2014
France’s new PM is polarizing figure, can he bring strength to @fhollande‘s administration? http://t.co/Dhs2974AdE via @sarallana
— CSMonitor.com (@csmonitor) April 2, 2014
Opinion: Following the Socialists’ electoral drubbing in France, will Hollande turn right? http://t.co/nAorHlLDs3
— WSJ Europe (@WSJeurope) April 2, 2014
Hollande Approves New French Cabinet http://t.co/qtpJFNZj5F
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 2, 2014
Hollande puts economy at centre of reshuffle http://t.co/L1qtpIWaC2
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 2, 2014
France likes a strongman – and that’s what it’s got in this PM, Manuel Valls http://t.co/hxtVDf9YXm @commentisfree
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 1, 2014
Hollande’s new French cabinet has opposition crying deja vu: http://t.co/bmA3WvQHie
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) April 2, 2014
Hollande’s former partner appointed to French government http://t.co/S3Y4Mu8EjR
— TIME.com (@TIME) April 2, 2014
Valls brings Blair spirit to French Prime Minister’s office: http://t.co/CXCE4tm66m
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) April 2, 2014
President Hollande wants more time for France to hit deficit targets. The rest of the EU won’t like that: http://t.co/iD9btDcCbi
— Financial Times (@FT) April 1, 2014
Video: Hollande’s tricky balancing act http://t.co/klvmePtrl2
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 2, 2014