Les élections françaises vues de Londres

A Socialist victory in France’s parliamentary elections means the country will now try to tax and spend its way out of trouble, putting it on collision course with Germany.

THIRTY polling stations in Toronto, Montreal and five other cities helped French expatriates in Canada vote in their country’s presidential elections in April and May.

New French president Francois Hollande was late for a very important date on Monday, when he missed the start of a Nato summit and had to sneak into the talks 15 minutes after they started.

David Cameron has emerged from his first meeting with the new French President, Francois Hollande, and said they both shared a desire to see deficits cut, markets stabilised and economic growth.

Prime minister to urge president not to pull out French troops two years early in talks ahead of G8 summit.

The BBC News website profiles key ministers in France's first Socialist-led government in 10 years.

Labour leader Ed Miliband asks the prime minister about economic growth discussions he's had with the new French president.

At 47, Valerie Trierweilier - exuded the effortless Parisian chic that makes French women the envy of the world.

MP and expert on Germany who has been working on improving Franco-german relations appointed by President Hollande.

Francois Hollande rode up the Champs Elysees in an open-topped car following his inauguration, waving to the crowd despite the rain.

For Nicolas Sarkozy’s true believers, who throughout a long campaign have come in thousands to his rallies across the country, victory in France’s presidential election on Sunday night remains an article of faith.

Nicolas Sarkozy and his supporters laid into the country's media claiming journalists were in "alliance" with Socialist front-runner François Hollande, insisting the conservative could still win France's presidential election.

President Francois Hollande's Socialists and their allies lead after the first round of voting in France's legislative elections, exit polls suggest.

For the first time, French citizens who live abroad will be able to vote for an MP to represent them in the Assemblée Nationale.

French president Francois Hollande and girlfriend Valerie Trierweiler are set to marry 'in the near future', it was revealed today.

Eurozone set to dominate talks, with Obama caught between two competing visions of how to solve crisis.

A lightning bolt adds to the drama of President Hollande's visit to Berlin amid tensions over the euro.

Cameron believes a Tobin tax would hurt the City – but France and Germany are under pressure to finance a eurozone boost.

The French economy did not grow at all in first three months of 2012 and the previous quarter's growth was cut, in a blow to new president Francois Hollande.

The French have taken leave of their senses. Mired in debt and with unemployment nearing 3 million, they have chosen a Gallic Michael Foot as President.

Francois Hollande, set to win the French elections at the weekend, has featured in a slick campaign advert that uses the profanity-laden hip hop song as an anthem.