The Other Presidential Election

March 4, 2012

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Hollande: Back to the Future

Anna Winterstein 02. 1.2012

Hollande is competent. He has made huge efforts to become glamorous. Will that be enough to satisfy the French public's new appetite?

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François Hollande: "Ally Does Not Mean Aligned"

Alexandre Devecchio 01.26.2012

The day after his first major campaign meeting, Francois Hollande has granted us an exclusive interview in which he gives us his vision...

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A French President Not Born in France? Possible, But Not Likely in 2012!

Sabine Hervy 01.25.2012

The "Joly case" doesn't mean French people will never vote for a naturalized citizen. It just means they need to find a competent one to...

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Jean-Pierre Chevènement: France's Eminence Grise

Guillaume Daudin 01.24.2012

The 73 year-old is struggling to reach 1 percent in the opinion polls, but he keeps soldiering on. Jean-Pierre Chevènement was once a...

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Death of Four French Soldiers: Sarkozy Revives a Neglected Debate

Marie Kostrz 01.20.2012

It is tragic that it takes the death of four more soldiers for the French public to engage in a real debate about Afghanistan. But the...

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The Next French President Won't Be Who You Think

Benoit Toussaint 01.18.2012

Of course, no one can predict who the next French president will be. It doesn't really matter. The real winner will be austerity.

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About The Other Presidential Election

The Centre de Formation des Journalistes (Centre for Journalism Studies), which is based in Paris, is one of France’s leading journalism schools. Founded by members of the French resistance movement in 1946, it is located on the rue du Louvre in the centre of the city and every year about 45 students graduate after a two-year course. Many of the senior journalists in French media companies are former students.