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Today’s front pages

7 May 2012
Presseurop
Le Monde, Les Echos, To Ethnos & 4 others
  • France

    “Thank you, people of France”

    François Hollande became the next president of France, beating Nicolas Sarkozy by 51.62% to 48.38%. He is the first socialist leader to be elected in the country since François Mitterrand in 1981.

    Original article in Le Monde fr Link
    Le Monde Paris
  • France

    François Hollande to face the test of power

    The new president will have to contend with several challenges, the most important being economic growth, competitiveness, the national debt and unemployment.

    Original article in Les Echos fr Link
    Les Echos Paris
  • Greece

    The angry vote

    The slap in the face for major parties will “redraw the political landscape”. New Democracy (right) and PASOK (socialist) only scored 32% of the vote, while the radical left Syriza obtained 16.87%, and the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party 6.97%.

    Original article in To Ethnos el Link
    To Ethnos Athens
  • Greece

    The nightmare of non-governance

    In the wake of the 6 May general election, the lack of a clear majority has opened the door to several hypothetical coalitions featuring an eclectic mix of parties.

    Original article in Ta Nea el Link
    Ta Nea Athens
  • Serbia

    Tadić ahead of Nikolić, The Democratic Party can easily form a government

    Outgoing president Boris Tadić topped the poll in the first round of presidential elections with 25.4% of the vote, narrowly beating his nearest rival Tomislav Nikolić on 25.10%. In simultaneous general elections, Tadić’s Democratic Party (DS), which was the front runner when the newspaper went to press on Monday morning, is now on 23.2%, trailing behind Nikolić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) which is on 24.7%. On 16.6%, the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), led by the heirs of Slobodan Milošević, could obtain the balance of power.

    Original article in Blic sr Link
    Blic Belgrade
  • Serbia

    Dacić hopes to be prime minister, Tadić outguns Nicolić while Đilas wins Belgrade city hall by a wide margin.

    The Interior Minister of the outgoing government, Ivica Dacić (SPS) is well placed to lead the next cabinet. Dragan Đilas (DS) has been re-elected mayor of Belgrade.

    Original article in Politika sr Link
    Politika Belgrade
  • Poland

    Senate kills the press

    Along with most of the Polish press on 7 May, the daily is up in arms over a proposed law that will oblige the media to extend “a right of reply” to people who believe they have been impugned, which will take over from current legislation obliging newspapers to publish error corrections.

    Original article in Gazeta Wyborcza pl Link
    Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw