Mr. Hollande has railed against the strictures of the recently agreed European fiscal pact, which is the central plank of the European response to its sovereign debt crisis.

Mr. Hollande would be bad news for Europe

By Desmond Lachman

A victory by Francois Hollande in the May 6 second round of the French presidential election is the last thing that Europe needs at this delicate stage in its ongoing sovereign debt and financial crisis. Not only would a Hollande victory throw into question a united German-French strategy for dealing with the Euro crisis, it would also raise fresh doubts as to the future direction of the French economy, Europe’s second largest.

http://blog.american.com/2012/04/mr-hollande-would-be-bad-news-for-europe/