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France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen, center, prepares to cast her ballot at a polling station during the first round of the French mayoral elections in Henin Beaumont, Northern France, March 23, 2014.

French voters toss out the status quo in local elections

Global Politics

French elections this past weekend have shaken up the political system. A prime minister resigned, a woman-immigrant was elected mayor of Paris for the first time, and a far-right fringe party may be gaining some serious traction among voters.

VIDEO: Foreign markets shift as world reacts to Francois Hollande’s victory in French election

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Hollande’s Party Wins Parliamentary Elections in France

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French Elections: Casting a Presidential Vote on US Soil

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France’s Former First Lady Dies

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IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn Faces Rape Allegations

New York Police boarded an Air France plane as it waited for takeoff at JFK this Saturday and took French economist Dominique Strauss Kahn into custody. The 62-year-old man was the head of the International Monetary Fund and until Saturday, was considered the likely candidate to challenge Nicholas Sarkozy in France’s 2012 elections.  By Sunday, Strauss-Kahn […]

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Disintegration of the French left

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The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that the French Socialist party is in such disarray that some of its leaders are asking out loud whether its time to dissolve the party altogether.