French President Hollande Will Not Seek Reelection

By Tws Staff
Published December 1, 2016 8:16pm ET
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French President Hollande Will Not Seek Reelection
French president Francois Hollande will not seek reelection next year, he said Thursday, becoming the first incumbent in decades not to seek a second term. Hollande has been beset by low public approval and strife within his country’s political left. Reuters reports: Hollande beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in an election in May 2012 after […]

French president Francois Hollande will not seek reelection next year, he said Thursday, becoming the first incumbent in decades not to seek a second term.

Hollande has been beset by low public approval and strife within his country’s political left. Reuters reports:

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