Nicolas Demorand
Nicolas Demorand (b. 1971) is a French journalist. He has been managing editor of the French daily Libération since March 2011, after having hosted many shows on radio stations France Culture, France Inter and Europe 1.
The Socialist candidate has become President of France with 51.62% of the vote, beating Nicolas Sarkozy. The leftist daily Liberation, which sees the outcome as a wager on the future, greets it with “great joy”. Faced with the crisis, though, the honeymoon may be short. 
By placing the eurozone under negative watch on the eve of the European Council meeting, Standard & Poor's has confirmed the emergence of a limitless economic power that is overwhelming the structures and rules of democracy, writes a worried Libération.