Hollande courts centrists in bid to beat Sarkozy / Aubry enters race to challenge Sarkozy / Norwegian-born Eva Joly to run for French presidency

Article focuses on François Hollande, the French left’s greatest hope to beat Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 French presidential election.

Separately, Martine Aubry, the leader of France’s opposition Socialist Party, declared her ambition on the 28 June 2011 to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential election.

French-Norwegian judge Eva Joly, famous for fighting anti-corruption cases, has won the Green party’s nomination to run for the French presidency in 2012 after defeating the other candidate, former TV host Nicolas Hulot.

BBC News, 28.6.11: French Socialist candidates: Aubry declares her hand http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13941425

ESO: Background information: French presidential election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-presidential-election-2012/

ESO: Background information: Left looks to Hollande to challenge Sarkozy http://www.europeansources.info/record/left-looks-to-hollande-to-challenge-sarkozy/

France24, 15.7.11: Presidential hopefuls vie for Socialist Party nomination http://www.france24.com/en/20110715-france-socialist-party-primaries-presidential-hopefuls-2012-race-aubry-hollande-royal

France24, 13.7.11: Norwegian-born Eva Joly to run for French presidency http://www.france24.com/en/20110713-green-party-norwegian-born-judge-candidate-france-eva-joly-presidential-election

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