Tag Archives: National Front

Lettre de Vaison-la-Romaine: In the Heart of National Front Country

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Check out the latest from Julian Crandall-Hollick on the how history and the pieds noirs play into the nationalist movement in Provence: “The Left in France cold-shouldered them. Even today, many Frenchmen see pieds noirs as not really French, nostalgically … Continue reading →

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Sarkozy makes a hard right

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Desperation is a stinky cologne, but what can he do? His chips are down. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, currently in serious danger of losing the election to Socialist leader Francois Hollande, is now attempting to woo the far-right. Well duh. … Continue reading →

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrested in New York

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Some say it’s shocking, some aren’t so surprised. Leading Socialist Party figure and head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been arrested in New York in connection with a sex attack against a hotel worker. A maid alleged that a … Continue reading →

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