He has now been expelled from the Socialist Party for lying about his financial affairs.
The opposition Socialist Party opposes the burqa but frets that outlawing it may be counterproductive.
One year ago, Hollande wasn't even considered by many as the Socialist party's best hope.
Evangelos Venizelos became leader of Greece's socialist party Pasok in the most inauspicious circumstances.
Mr. Thellier started his political engagement on the left, joining the Socialist Party in 1969.
"This does not resemble the man I know, " said former Socialist Party boss Francois Hollande.
French colonial rule was handed over to a cosy coalition, which became the Socialist Party.
He may now form a minority government, with tacit support from Mr Milosevic's Socialist Party.
The prize for subtlety may yet go to the Socialist Party, led by Ivan Rybkin.
Moratalla's mayor blames his Socialist Party predecessor for what he calls the "critical" situation.
Dr Marek has said he is considering travelling to Scotland for talks with the Scottish Socialist Party.
Labour leader Diederik Samsom stressed his social democratic party had most in common with the Socialist Party.
The governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela deployed a well-worn, get-out-the-vote machine spearheaded by loyal state employees.
The Maurice de Hond poll suggests the Socialist Party will come third with 20 seats, a jump of five.
Antonio Jose Seguro, leader of the opposition Socialist party, dubbed the tax rises a "fiscal nuclear bomb for Portugal".
Yet some of his colleagues in the Socialist Party might be secretly pleased.
He tops the list of the Socialist Party, which is set to clear the 5% threshold for seats in parliament.
This would make it the highest since the Socialist Party of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was defeated in 2000.
In 1975, Portugal held its first free elections for 50 years, the Socialist Party under Mario Soares won most seats.
But the Pasok (Socialist Party) government of the time took no action and later claimed to have lost the list.
Vice-President Nicolas Maduro - who is acting as president - will be the candidate for the governing socialist party (PSUV).
The French-speaking Socialist Party may be particularly incorrigible, since it consists of local baronies all but impervious to central control.
Francois Hollande, the newly minted president and Socialist Party leader, made the millionaire tax a key part of his campaign.
He went on to become a famous support of ecological programs and was elected as representative of the Socialist party.
The Scottish Socialist Party claimed that offering universal free public transport was the best way to tackle traffic pollution and congestion.
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Others, including the Scottish Greens and the Scottish Socialist Party, have already expressed their wish for a Scottish replacement for sterling.
The Scottish Socialist Party, rival left-wing party Solidarity, the Scottish Senior Citizens' Unity Party and UKIP are also contesting the by-election.
If President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party wins a majority, it will be easier for him to garner support for his proposals.
The leader of the opposition Socialist Party said the bonus plan was scandalous and BNP's lowest-paid employees protested outside its headquarters.
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