Hollande forced into awkward EU contortions

Article suggests that French President François Hollande had become a victim of his own presidential election rhetoric over the EU's new fiscal discipline treaty which needed to be ratified by the French Parliament during October 2012.

ESO: Background information: French protest austerity measures, EU fiscal pact http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-protest-austerity-measures-eu-fiscal-pact/

ESO: Background information: France readies EU fiscal pact for ratification amid backbench rebellion http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-readies-eu-fiscal-pact-for-ratification-amid-backbench-rebellion/

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