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Jean-Marc Ayrault

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Jean-Marc Ayrault appointed as Prime Minister

Jean-Marc Ayrault, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Nantes, was appointed as Prime Minister on 15 May 2012 by the President of the Republic, François Hollande.
Elysée Palace

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The French Presidential Election

Since 1958 and the advent of the Fifth Republic in France, the President of the Republic has been the pillar of our institutions. How is the President of the Republic elected? What is his or her role?
François Hollande elected President of the French Republic

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François Hollande elected President of the French Republic

François Hollande was elected President of the French Republic on 6 May 2012.

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Remembrance of the Slave Trade

On the 10th of May 2001, the Senate unanimously adopted the draft law recognising the slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. France is the first country in the world to adopt such a position.
The history of Europe

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The history of Europe

Europe Day

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Europe Day

Nowadays, 9 May has become “Europe Day”. It is a European symbol like the flag, the anthem, and the single currency.

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