i'm doing a report on france and i need to know important events?

Question

not hoildays but like news events? anything interesting happen over there?

for example what day did the prime minister get elected? did any famous dude die?

Answer 1

There's going to be the presidential election (next april and may) knowing the importance and the power of the President in France, this is a major event. According to the survey institutes the two front-runners are Nicolas Sarkozy (right wing, minister of Home Office) and Ségolène Royal (a lady from the Socialist party). They are neck and neck.
We have just had the TELETHON : the biggest charity business (to date in France) to raise money to fund the medical research (genetic research essentially) for example it's thank to this that the sequencing of the entire human genome has been done so fast.
The European heavy-lift rocket Ariane 5 has been launched from French Guiana to put two satellites in orbit.
In Lyon , there's been the "Lights Celebration" to commemorate the Virgin Mary : Lyon is the second city of France and this event has attracted over 4 million people in 4 days (4 times the city's population) this happens every year on December the 8th (http://www.lyon.fr/lumieres/home_gb.htm)

for more news log on the website of France 24 (a CNN like channel) : http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/france.html

Answer 2

In France the Prime Minister is not elected, he is chosen by the President of The Republic, who is elected every 5 years (since 1998 if i'm right) The next election will happen in April 2007 the candidates are entering now in Campain, the main Candidates are Nicolas Sarcozy and Segolène Royal...A famous Actor died recently, Philippe Noiret who played parts in a hundred films...

Answer 3

In France?ok French poeple like to drink an little black coffee in "Café", additionally they plenty like to eat with wine and diferent cheese. In France we are 5 weeks of trip trips and french poeple like to pass in south france in area and play "pétanque" and drink "Ricard ", spéciality french drink at anis. we prefer to pass in automobile and likewise take prepare "TGV". In france we've an sturdy social device and generally we've on strike while our goventment prefer to alter some thing. Paris is pupil city, luxe and that is captivating because of the fact there are lot of museum, bars, dancing. At Paris, there are 20 areas, the costs are very higth and to hit upon in condominium is incredibly confusing!!! in addition to that is totally high priced yet much less that London! while do you come back to work out us?

Answer 4

geeez... hard to answer that question! A great actor named Philippe Noiret died recently. He was involved in many movies projects as "les ripoux".
The prime minister in France is nominated by the president of the country, depending on which political party won the elections for the parliament. The prime minister belongs to the side which have the majority of its member elected. These elections occure every 5 years.
Besides this, the president is elected every 5 years and the next elections are to take place next year in may.

Answer 5

In France, Prime Minister does not get elected, the President give him the job... It was in may 2005...
What is te subject of your report ? I'm a reporter too, so I can maybe help you...

Answer 6

Here is the page with the news for france:

http://fr.news.yahoo.com/121/

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

fyi...the prime minister is not really elected in france...
there are election in 2007 to have a new president, and, once the president is elected, he (or she) will choose the prime minister, then, the prime minister will choose all the different ministers for the goverment.

14th July: national day. in 1789, there was a revolution in france in order to stop monarchy. the king (louis 16) and the queen were killed, and the republic was instored

Answer 8

The trains (SNCF) are on strike, to change...

Answer 9

ask harry!!!!............................ ;-)