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 .

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 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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

President Francois Hollande after last week’s attacks by ISIS: “Terrorism will not destroy France, because France will destroy it.” ...

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 ...

François Hollande, the newly-inaugurated President of France, may be as notable for what he has not done as for what he has. He has never held national elective office despite being at the center ...

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