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** FILE ** Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Associated Press)

‘Use me’: IMF chief’s ‘pledge of allegiance’ to ex-president Sarkozy baffles French

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, wife of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, said she and her husband disagree on the issue of gay marriage and adoption. She’s in favor of both. (Associated Press)

Feminism is passe, says Carla Bruni

By Thomas Adamson - Associated Press

Carla Bruni backs gay marriage _ but not feminism

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

Carla Bruni supports French gay marriage plan

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

France ends combat operations in Afghanistan

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

World Briefs: Protests force city to scrap copper plant

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

French President Francois Hollande prepares for a meeting with his counterpart from Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday. Mr. Hollande, who was elected last month, wants his political kin to control the powerful lower house of Parliament for the next five years so he can move forward with plans to strengthen the state's role in the economy, create thousands of teaching jobs and tackle high youth joblessness.

French Socialists eye unity after election result

By Cecile Brisson - Associated Press

Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpet

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

**FILE** French President Francois Hollande (Associated Press)

Lightning hits French president Hollande’s plane, none hurt

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Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after addressing supporters at his Union for a Popular Movement party headquarters after conceding defeat to Socialist Francois Hollande. (Associated Press)

France’s Hollande: Sarkozy underplayed budget woes

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Illustration by Kevin Kreneck

GAFFNEY: Farewell to European superstate

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

"I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again," President-elect Francois Hollande told huge crowds of supporters Sunday in his home area of Tulle in central France, before heading to Paris. "We will succeed." (Associated Press)

French voters reject austerity tack, oust Sarkozy for Socialist leader

By Karine G. Barzegar and Ruby Russell - Special to The Washington Times

Socialist Party presidential candidate Francois Hollande shows his ballot before voting in the second round of the French presidential election in Tulle, France, on Sunday, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Hollande wins French presidency over Sarkozy

By Angela Charlton - Associated Press

A wall screen shows the televised debate between Francois Hollande, Socialist Party candidate for the presidential election and Nicolas Sarkozy, current president and conservative rival for re-election, at the TF1 television studio in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris on May 2, 2012. (Associated Press)

French debate: No knockout punch from Sarkozy

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Marine Le Pen

Fringe parties tilting Europe left and right

By Stuart Braun - Special to The Washington Times

Protesters burn an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally near the president's Malacanang Palace in Manila on Labor Day, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May Day

By Daniel Woolls - Associated Press

**FILE** French Muslims attend a mass prayer Sept.16, 2011, at a prayer hall in a unused former fire station in Paris. (Associated Press)

French Muslims get call to vote for president

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

Briefly: Gadhafi funding claim weighs on campaign

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Marine Le Pen, who came in a strong third place in the first round of the French presidential elections, has spurned incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, a fellow critic of the left. She appears to be hoping for a victory for the Socialist candidate so she can emerge as the face of the opposition. (Associated Press)

Le Pen may be Sarkozy slayer

By Angela Charlton - Associated Press