Breaking his promise: ‘Champagne socialist’ Francois Hollande under fire as he makes his first trip as French president…in a £12,000-an-hour private jet

Francois Hollande has triggered accusations of hypocrisy by making his first trip as France’s newly elected socialist president in a £12,000-an-hour private jet.

The left-wing leader – who has promised massive tax hikes for the rich – was whisked into Paris in the luxurious Falcon 900 aircraft within hours of winning the election on Sunday night.

He made the 45-minute flight to address supporters at an open-air concert in the capital after [...]

The Euro End’s On 6th Of May 2012

By: Dr_Volkmar_G_Hable, marketoracle.co.uk

Few Americans will have noticed that this Sunday the end of the Euro will take place. On that day the final run-off ballot between current French president Mr. Sarkozy and socialist presidential candidate Mr. Hollande will decide over the future of the Euro.

According to all polls the leftist socialist candidate Mr. Hollande will win by a safe margin over the current president Mr. Sarkozy and will be the next French [...]

FRENCH ELECTION: First results: Holland gave winner with 53% of votes

MINUTE BY MINUTE

6:01 p.m. From our special correspondent in Paris, since the room Mutuality (where Sarkozy is speaking): “A diplomatic source, it is our responsibility that the UMP has canceled the planned public gathering tonight Place de la Concorde”.

5:30 p.m. The first results indicating a victory of Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, by 53% against 47%, were confirmed in “Evening” this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. by an informed source close to [...]

The man who will unseat Sarkozy?

(Reuters) – Moderate left-wing candidate Francois Hollande led in a primary vote for the French Socialist Party’s presidential nomination on Sunday, bolstering his position as the favorite to unseat conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy in April.

More than two million people voted in France’s first U.S.-style primary election to select a presidential candidate, which the Socialists say was inspired by the process that gave Barack [...]