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Events on Sunday 6 May 2012 1
2012Francois Hollande elected President of FranceSocialist candidate defeats incumbent Nicolas SarkozyFrancois Hollande won the French presidential runoff election, becoming the country's first Socialist president since Francois Mitterrand. His victory came amid deep public frustration over austerity measures during the eurozone debt crisis.