What Hollande's Anti-Austerity Rhetoric Means
By Eleanor Beardsley
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May 8, 2012
Originally published on May 8, 2012 5:41 am
Socialist Francois Hollande won the French presidency over the weekend, in large part due to his pledge to push for growth and battle the German-led austerity approach to Europe's fiscal problems. But what does that pledge mean in practical terms?