Fiscal pact headache to weigh on Hollande holiday


France's President Francois Hollande and his companion Valerie Trierweiler (L Rear) arrive at the presidential retreat of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas August 2, 2012. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson

PARIS (Reuters) - Resurgent divisions in France's ruling Socialist Party over the sway the European Union holds over national affairs could complicate President Francois Hollande's bid to get the bloc's fiscal compact ratified in the weeks ahead.

Hollande began a two-week vacation on Friday with it still unclear whether adopting the budget responsibility pact would require a constitutional change - something the president hopes to avoid.

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