Francois Hollande has always been an unlikely French president, a guy proud to call himself "normal" and who ended up in the Elysee Palace almost by default.

Hollande repeatedly had said he would seek re-election only if he were able to curb the unemployment rate in France, which for years has hovered around 10 percent.

Hollande, 57, was elected to a five-year term earlier this month after voters ousted incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after only one term. ... Francois Hollande becomes France's new president .

President François Hollande said he wanted to extend the state of emergency in France until the presidential elections in April and May to reduce the threat of ...

PARIS– After appearing visibly shattered on Friday evening, France President Francois Hollande delivered a surprisingly bullish speech on Monday before the French congress, vowing to destroy ...

François Hollande, the newly-inaugurated President of France, may be as notable for what he has not done as for what he has. He has never held national elective office despite being at the center ...

Francois Hollande takes oath of office as France's new president. He will travel to Germany today to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss a European austerity package which he ...

Francois Hollande calls Nice truck attack, which killed dozens, an "absolute horror." ... "France has been struck on the day of her national holiday, the 14th of July, ...

Aix-Marseille University is wooing researchers who feel targeted by the Trump administration. MARSEILLE, France — The first ...

French President Francois Hollande has come under scrutiny for his hairdressing bill "They can reproach me for anything but this," he said, noting that he accepted a 30% salary cut in his job.