France's Hollande plays euro poker with Merkel
French President Francois Hollande reviews an honour guard as he arrives for a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at Chigi palace in Rome June 14, 2012 .
PARIS (Reuters) - Determined to show voters he is not Angela Merkel's doormat and convinced he is well positioned to get his way, French President Francois Hollande is discarding diplomatic codes as he resets relations with a politically weakened German government.
Credit: Reuters/Max Rossi
Catherine Bremer
PARIS
Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:00pm EDT
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