France sees recovery in fortunes

Nation's GDP rises by 0.6 percent in first quarter, its best performance in 2 years

Data issued by French statistics institute Insee showed on Wednesday the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2015 increased by 0.6 percent, the first such strong performance in two years.

Is the unexpected economic recovery robust enough to help Socialist President Francois Hollande gain back voters' confidence and honor his promises of better revenue and more jobs?