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NEWS ABOUT: Segolene Royal

Segolene Royal stories: 16 news summaries

 'French Eminem' 
 Ignites Censorship Fight 

Canceled concerts fuel national censorship debate

Jul 29, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rapper slammed for backing violence against women has sparked a censorship debate that’s reached the upper levels of France’s government, the BBC reports. OrelSan, the “French Eminem,” was dropped from a music festival after former presidential candidate Segolene Royal warned she might pull public funding.... More »

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Segolene Royal • France • censorship • rapper • rap music • controversy • OrelSan

(Newser) - In the latest demonstration of French employees refusing to take job losses sitting down, workers at a glue factory took 3 British execs and their French manager hostage last night, and released them today, the BBC reports. The “bossnappers” demanded a renegotiation of their severance package from Scapa, which... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • kidnapping • recession • adhesive • auto industry • labor relations • management • boss • severance pay

Aubry Will Lead French Socialist Party After Vote

Rival Royal refuses to accept outcome of contentious recount

Nov 25, 08 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Martine Aubry has edged out rival Ségolène Royal to become the leader of France’s Socialist Party, the BBC reports. A recount of last week’s vote, requested by Royal, actually widened Aubry’s winning margin. Royal, the party’s presidential candidate last year, said she would not... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Socialist Party • vote • election • recount • Martine Aubry

Royal Ahead as French Left Picks Leader

Defeated presidential candidate goes into runoff with big lead

Nov 21, 08 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Ségolène Royal has emerged as the strongest candidate to take over France's Socialist Party as a bitter leadership contest goes to a runoff today, Reuters reports. Royal, defeated by Nicolas Sarkozy in last year's presidential race, will face Martine Aubry, the mayor of Lille who as a minister... More »

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Segolene Royal • France • French politics • Socialist Party • Martine Aubry

 Sarko Loses Bid 
 to Block Voodoo Doll 

French court rules presidential pincushion falls within the limits of humor

Oct 30, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French judge apparently finds Nicolas Sarkozy voodoo dolls funnier than the president does. The court threw out Sarkozy's Iawsuit against the maker of the dolls, the BBC reports, deciding it hadn't breached limits of "free expression and the right to humor." Sales of the presidential pincushion, which... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • doll • voodoo

 Sarkozy Battles Voodoo Curse 

French prez vows to sue if makers don't take doll off the shelves

Oct 22, 08 2:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is demanding that a voodoo doll in his image be withdrawn from bookstores, the Daily Telegraph reports. The fuming Sarko has threatened a lawsuit if the French distributor does not comply. Some 20,000 of the dolls, which comes with pins and a voodoo guide, have... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • doll • voodoo

Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

Delanoë, ahead in opposition polls, says France is ready

May 22, 08 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The battle is on for the leadership of France's opposition Socialist Party, and a man who says the nation is ready for a gay president is the surprise leader, the Telegraph reports. Bertrand Delanoë, the popular mayor of Paris, is the early favorite, outpolling Ségolène Royal, who lost... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • homosexuality • Paris • Socialist Party • Bertrand Delanoe • gays

Ségolène Royal Blasts Ex-Lover in New Book

French prez candidate blames her party for
her election loss

Dec 4, 07 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A new book by Ségolène Royal hits stores in France today, writes the Times of London, and the unsuccessful presidential candidate apologizes for nothing in a fierce, at times vengeful 330 pages. Royal directs much of the blame for her defeat at her own Socialist party and particularly... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Socialist Party • Francois Hollande

MPs Give Sarko a 140% Raise

One part of the public sector that won't be trimmed: president now makes $346K

Oct 31, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy got a 140% pay raise yesterday, thanks to his party, which enjoys an absolute majority in France's National Assembly. The president's salary—which previous heads of state have bolstered by commandeering operating cash—went up to $346,000, the same as the prime minister's. Opposition politicians called the... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • Arnaud Montebourg

Royal, Now Solo, Comes Back to Politics

Defeated candidate forgives her ex but goes after his job

Sep 7, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Defeated for the French presidency and newly single, Ségolène Royal is relaunching her political career with a tell-all in one of the country's mass-market celebrity mags. And not just any celebrity mag: She's on the cover of Paris Match, employer of the other woman in her relationship with... More »

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Segolene Royal • France • Socialist Party • Francois Hollande • Paris Match

Royal and Hollande Part Ways

Socialist candidate tosses out partner over affair, plans to pursue his job

Jun 18, 07 9:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Segolene Royal, the glamorous Socialist candidate who made a failed run at the French presidency, announced today that she's splitting with her partner of 28 years and the father of her four children, Francois Hollande. The cause of the rift, which has been rumored for months: his "love story"... More »

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divorce • Segolene Royal • affair • Socialist Party • Francois Hollande • Paris Match

Sarko, Ségo Shake Things Up

William Pfaff on how the French election knocked the country out of its doldrums

May 31, 07 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - France has been gripped by a serious case of political stagnation, and the recent election between two bright young things—Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal—has smashed it out of its stupor, William Pfaff reflects in the New York Review of Books. More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • voters • election • French elections

Sarko Takes French Presidency

May 6, 07 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicholas Sarkozy, a right-leaning Hungarian immigrant's son, will be the next president of France, according to initial results from the final round of elections there. Sarkozy's victory within an 85% turnout dashed the hopes of a galvanized Socialist Party, and its candidate Ségolène Royal, of placing the first... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • election • French elections

Royal Slams Sarkozy in French Debate

Socialist assails conservative for
'law and order' failures

May 3, 07 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Socialist candidate Ségolene Royal scored points for passion and toughness, and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy for policy brilliance in the French presidential debate last night. Commentators said Royal, who was trailing in opinion polls, helped close the gap by seizing the offensive, turning the tables on the notoriously combative Sarkozy.... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • election • French elections

French Winners
Woo Centrist

With 7 million supporters, Francois Bayrou is courted by left and right

Apr 24, 07 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Defeated presidential candidate Francois Bayrou is now the most wanted man in France, as Sarko and Ségo compete to woo his seven million voters. Socialist Ségolène Royal has appealed directly to Bayrou to form an alliance, while right-wing Nicolas Sarkozy is rebranding himself as a centrist-friendly “... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Francois Bayrou • election • French elections

Sarkozy, Royal in French Runoff

Apr 22, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal won the first round of voting today to succeed French president Jacques Chirac, CNN reports. Based on vote counts from hundreds of polling stations, Sarkozy drew 30.46% of the votes, and Royal  24.41%. They will face each other in a runoff... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • election • French elections

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