François Hollande

Just nine days after his election, President François Hollande took the oath of office today, named a prime minister, and flew to Germany to meet with Angela Merkel.  That's a pretty fast transfer of power, I'd say.

For French speakers, here is one article about today's festivities.

www.lavoixdunord.fr/Election-presidentielle-2012/2012/05/15/article_hollande-succede-a-sarkozy-et-devient-le-7e.shtml