Francois Hollande has always been an unlikely French president, a guy proud to call himself "normal" and who ended up in the Elysee Palace almost by default.

Hollande, 57, was elected to a five-year term earlier this month after voters ousted incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after only one term. ... Francois Hollande becomes France's new president .

Hollande was crowned France’s first Socialist president in 17 years after beating conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in a run-off ballot on May 6, 2012. The new president campaigned on the ...

Hollande repeatedly had said he would seek re-election only if he were able to curb the unemployment rate in France, which for years has hovered around 10 percent.

PARIS– After appearing visibly shattered on Friday evening, France President Francois Hollande delivered a surprisingly bullish speech on Monday before the French congress, vowing to destroy ...

Francois Hollande takes oath of office as France's new president. He will travel to Germany today to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss a European austerity package which he ...

President François Hollande said he wanted to extend the state of emergency in France until the presidential elections in April and May to reduce the threat of ...

A reflection on John Hume’s Nobel Peace Prize speech in 1998 was a central feature of the event, with extracts delivered in ...

French President Francois Hollande has come under scrutiny for his hairdressing bill "They can reproach me for anything but this," he said, noting that he accepted a 30% salary cut in his job.

France's Hollande could struggle to change course. By Alain Sherter. May 29, 2012 / 3:51 PM EDT / MoneyWatch (MoneyWatch) ...

French President François Hollande slammed a tabloid magazine for a story raising the delicate question of where—and with whom—he spends his nights.