2012 in France

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President: Nicolas Sarkozy (until 16 May), François Hollande (starting 16 May)
Prime Minister: François Fillon (until 16 May), Jean-Marc Ayrault (starting 16 May)

11 January – French journalist Gilles Jacquier is killed in Homs, Syria after coming under fire whilst reporting the Syrian uprising for France 2. He is the first Western casualty of the conflict.^[1]
13 January – Standard & Poor's downgrades France's credit rating from AAA to AA+.^[2]
23 January – The Senate passes a bill criminalising the denial of the Armenian genocide.^[3]

22 February – The term 'mademoiselle' is removed from official documents following a campaign by feminist organisations.^[4]
28 February – The Constitutional Council rules that the bill criminalising denial of the Armenian genocide infringes on freedom of speech, and is therefore unconstitutional. In response, Nicolas Sarkozy orders a redraft of the bill.^[5]

April 22 – François Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy are selected as second round competitors in the 2012 French presidential election.
May 6 – François Hollande is elected as the new president of France.
May 15 – François Hollande is sworn in as president of France; he will serve only one term.

Commission on renewal and ethics in public life is formed by François Hollande on 16 July 2012.^[6]

^ Samuel, Henry (11 January 2012). "Syria: French journalist killed in Homs". The Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ "France loses AAA rating as euro governments downgraded". BBC News. BBC. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ Willsher, Kim (23 January 2012). "Armenian genocide denial to be banned in France as senators approve new law". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ Sayare, Scott (22 February 2012). "'Mademoiselle' Exits Official France". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ "French genocide law 'unconstitutional' rules court". France24. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ "Décret n° 2012-875 du 16 juillet 2012 portant création d'une commission de rénovation et de déontologie de la vie publique" [Decree No. 2012-875 of 16 July 2012 establishing a commission renewal and ethics in public life] (in French). LegiFrance. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

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