France

French Interior Minister Claude Gueant (pictured) has been accused of reviving Nazi ideology by saying some civilisations are more equal than others. The government is hoping the dust will settle quickly.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP party stormed out of parliament Tuesday after a Socialist MP accused Interior Minister Claude Guéant (pictured) of reviving Nazi ideology with a comment about not all civilisations being equal.

France’s interior minister Claude Gueant (pictured) is the subject of controversy after statements in which he said not all civilisations had equal value, but some say his remarks, far from a slip-up, are part of a calculated electoral strategy.

The economic policies espoused by the far-right National Front of Marine Le Pen (pictured) ahead of April's presidential election, including a plan to leave the euro, lack credibility among 70% of French voters, a poll released Saturday showed.

France’s Interior Minister Claude Gueant (pictured) has drawn angry criticism from opposition members after suggesting in a speech to a right-wing student group that all civilisations are “not of equal value”.

France’s Minister of Interior Claude Gueant (pictured) drew angry criticism from left-wing parties after he said that all civilisations were “not of equal value”, speaking at a conference organised by a right-wing student group.

A group of French senators have asked the constitutional council to review a law passed last week outlawing the denial of a genocide recognised by French law, namely the Holocaust or the 1915-1916 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

French Prime Minister François Fillon announced that France has halved its 2012 growth forecast Monday, adding pressure on incumbent President Sarkozy's hopes for reelection just a day after he revealed measures to help jumpstart the economy.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's planned economic reforms came in for criticism from both rivals and economists on Monday. The French president insists his series of proposals are vital to making France's ailing economy more competitive.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to unveil a number of economic reforms to create jobs and boost competition on Sunday in a bid to convince voters he is the right leader to revive France’s economy ahead of the country’s presidential elections.