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Franco-German Year
Ambs. Delattre, Ammon Speak on Elysée Treaty at 50
Published on February 26, 2013
Iowa Public Radio Interview on Franco-German Relations — Excerpts
Amb Delattre Speaks at International Conference in Chicago
Published on February 15, 2013
Describes "Franco-German Partnership and the Future of Europe"
The Élysée Treaty at 50
Published on January 29, 2013
Event organized by the BMW Center for German and European Studies on February 1 including a Keynote Speech with H.E. François Delattre : "A French Perspective on the Transatlantic Partnership".
Speech by François Hollande to the Bundestag
Published on January 25, 2013
Speech by M. François Hollande, President of the Republic, to the Bundestag (excerpts)
50th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty
Published on January 24, 2013
The two countries issue a joint declaration in Berlin, on the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Elysée Treaty.
"We Must Retain Our Curiosity About Our Neighbours"
Published on January 23, 2013
The Élysée Treaty, "put Franco-German relations on an entirely new pol
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2017 French presidential election
Presidential elections were held in France on 23 April and 7 May 2017. Incumbent president François Hollande of the Socialist Party (PS) was eligible to run for a second term, but declared on 1 December 2016 that he would not seek reelection in light of low approval ratings, making him the first incumbent head of state of the Fifth Republic not to seek reelection. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two candidates, Emmanuel Macron of En Marche! (EM) and Marine Le Pen of the National Front (FN), which Macron won with a difference of more than 30% of the vote.
François Fillon of The Republicans (LR)—after winning the party's first open primary—and Le Pen of the National Front led first-round opinion polls in November 2016 and mid-January 2017. Polls tightened considerably by late January; after the publication of revelations that Fillon employed family members in possibly fictitious jobs in a series of politico-financial affairs that came to be colloquially known as "Penelopegate", Macron overtoo
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France's Hollande will not seek second term
Hollande bows out - DW correspondent Lisa Louis in Paris
Hollande said his decisions were driven "by the higher calling for the good of the land," while addressing the nation on Thursday.
"I have decided not to be candidate for the presidential election. I wanted to tell you directly," he said in a televised speech."In the months to come, my only duty will be to continue to lead my country."
The president also spoke at length about his achievements since taking the helm in 2012, including the fight against unemployment.
"Results are coming, later than what I would have wanted, but they are there," he said.
Hollande's move marks the first time a French president declined to seek re-election since WWII.
The announcement leaves an opening for a Socialist - possibly Prime Minister Manuel Valls - to run in 2017 presidential elections.
Fillon, Le Pen await challenger
Once a Socialist candidate is chosen, their main rivals in the vote will likely be center-right Republican candidate Francois Fillon and far-right Front
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