2007 French presidential election
Summary
The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term.The winner, decided on 5 and 6 May 2007, was Nicolas Sarkozy. The first round of voting took place on Saturday, 21 April 2007 (French territories in the Americas and the Eastern Pacific) and Sunday, 22 April 2007 (French territories in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Metropolitan France). As no candidate obtained a majority (50 percent plus one), a second round between the two leading candidates, Nicolas Sarkozy and Sgolne Royal, took place on Saturday, 5 May and Sunday, 6 May 2007.Sarkozy and Royal both represented a generational change.
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Kate topless photos: Closer 'has broken French privacy laws'
French magazine editor defends publishing pictures of Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing, saying they are a 'beautiful series'.
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Getting Past Us
Stijn Debrouwere has – as usual – a provocative, interesting and just smart post at his blog about the future of journalism. Or more precisely, a post about the present of non-journalism (or near-journalism) and what that means for the future of journalism. It’s scary in many ways, but is important in helping frame how we rethink our profession/industry.
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Austerity gets a giant thumbs down in European elections Sunday; U.S. cable news networks leave the news business; streaming offers better alternative to networks
While American television pretty much enjoyed a Sunday as usual, Europe was rocked by elections that could change the face and balance of power. In France, Nickolas Sarkozy became the first French president to not win a second term since Valéry Giscard d'Estaing lost his bid to Socialist François Mitterrand in 1981.
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Francois Hollande’s Start-down Nation
A forgettable election campaign just wrapped up: François Hollande is now the President of the French Republic. Time spent on foreign issues during last week’s one-on-one television debate mirrored the rest of the campaign: less than fifteen minutes in a 2hrs 50 minutes bout, one that left most viewers yawning.
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U.S. media's disinterest in all things foreign provide opening for International news outlets
It is almost a cliché about the American news media: it just isn't interested in International news unless it involves celebrities or drug cartels. This week, in particular, is proving the cliché to be based in fact as the major U. S. almost completely ignore the incredibly important, and in many ways dramatic, election races being held in many European countries.
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The Bahrain Grand Prix controversey leads news
The Bahrain Grand Prix, which went ahead despite calls from politicians and human rights activists for it to be called off, was the top UK news story for the week ending Sunday, April 22, according to.
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Food flung as French election stunt backfires for biscuit maker
Voices raised and yoghurt spilled as voters react badly to manufacturer using presidential election to promote products.
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The Twitter reaction to France’s ban on discussing predicted presidential results
“The results were like the elephant in the room” – that’s what one journalist told Journalism. co. uk after users were said to have taken to Twitter to try and get around a ban on the discussion of predicted results in the French presidential election.
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The start of the week: The French go to the polls, and the results have commentators busy; both France and Greece will vote again on May 6
Yesterday's results in France can be seen as a either a danger warning to the banking establishment, or else a warning to all of democratic Europe. The French system requires that the new President receive 50 percent of the vote plus one in order to be duly elected, so it was not a surprise that yesterday's vote count will require a run-off election on May 6.
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French Media Question Election Reporting Rules
Officials plan to enforce rules banning the publishing of any early results until all polling places close, but in an age of online media, some expressed irritation at the restrictions.
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