Analysis - French search in vain for Hollande vision

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(Reuters) - Just five months after bringing Francois Hollande to power, many French voters are already despairing that he can deliver on the vision they voted for.

It was always going to be tough for the Socialist leader to get France's stagnating economy back on its feet, with much of the rest of Europe close to recession and struggling to resolve a three-year sovereign debt crisis.(Reuters) - Just five months after bringing Francois Hollande to power, many French voters are already despairing that he can deliver on the vision they voted for.

But the freefall in his popularity ratings shows that many erstwhile supporters are already asking whether he has a plan at all, as his inexperienced ruling coalition is buffeted by events rather than shaping them.

"Hollande was voted in to secure an economic recovery while preserving our social model," said Stephane Rozes, head of political consultancy Cap, referring to France's generous welfare state and high level of labour protection.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/07/uk-france-hollande-idUKBRE8960CH20121007

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1. If it were Britain, they would call him "Tony Blair."

The leadership of the "Left" parties have moved so far Right, no wonder it's hard to see what exactly they stand for anymore.

As far as foreign policy is concerned, Holande might as well be "Hillary Clinton".