Organisation: UMP party

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VIDEO: Topless protesters disrupt Marine Le Pen’s May Day speech

Three topless women from the Femen activist group, making Nazi salutes, disrupted a May Day speech by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen attacking her political rivals.

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Sarkozy: Corruption charges unfair

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New première dame vows she won’t be a trophy wife

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Unease mounts at Sarkozy’s lurch to the right

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Local elections reverse for Sarkozy

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Sarkozy allies get top jobs in reshuffle

French voters set to punish Sarkozy in regional polls

FRANCE voted yesterday in regional polls forecast to punish Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling party, the last ballot-box test of his popularity ahead of the 2012 presidential election.

Mon, 15 Mar, 2010

Parliament fails to halt voter apathy as turnout at 20-year low

THE European Parliament failed to halt the decline in voter interest as the elections registered its lowest ever turnout over the past 20 years at 43%.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2009

Sarkozy’s constitution rewrite narrowly approved

FRENCH lawmakers narrowly voted through Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to rewrite the constitution last night which the president says will make France more democratic but which the opposition fears will turn it into a “monocracy”.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2008

French minister proposes community service

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy proposed six-month obligatory community service for French 18 to 30-year-olds today as he accelerated his presidential bid at a key party conference.

Sun, 03 Sep, 2006