Topic: France
French voters scarred by economic crisis dealt President Nicolas Sarkozy and his conservative leadership a stern blow Sunday by strongly favoring leftist candidates in regional elections, according to near-complete official results. Some took their worries about immigration and France's growing Muslim population to the ballot box ...
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party was beaten by the Socialists in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, according to early results which also showed a resurgence for the far-right. Sarkozy has tried to play down the importance of the ballot, saying it would have no impact on his reform drive and would not force ...
Two French aid workers were freed in Darfur on Sunday after being held hostage for nearly four months, France's government said. The two were working for a French charity, Triangle Generation Humanitaire, when they were kidnapped in November 2009 in the Central African Republic, across the border from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said ...
