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Macron calls for ‘cooperation’ from other parties after losing parliamentary majority – POLITICO

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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for “responsibility and cooperation” from other political parties in his first speech since losing an absolute majority in parliament, suggesting it could be possible to build a coalition deal to pass legislation. “As in most Western democracies, whether it is Germany, Italy, or many others, no single … Read More “Macron calls for ‘cooperation’ from other parties after losing parliamentary majority – POLITICO” »

Macron to lose parliamentary majority in stunning upset – POLITICO

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Press play to listen to this article PARIS — In a disastrous outcome for French President Emmanuel Macron, his centrist alliance will fall short of an absolute majority in a parliamentary runoff vote that logged significant gains for both the hard left and the far right. In what is a major upset for the French … Read More “Macron to lose parliamentary majority in stunning upset – POLITICO” »

French hard left set to make big gains in first-round parliamentary vote – POLITICO

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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition is running neck and neck with a new left-wing group in the first round of the country’s parliamentary election held Sunday, early projections showed. According to the Ipsos polling agency, the left-wing NUPES alliance backed by firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Macron’s Ensemble! coalition each won 25.2 percent of … Read More “French hard left set to make big gains in first-round parliamentary vote – POLITICO” »

3 bitter election lessons for German Chancellor Scholz – POLITICO

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Tap play to listen to this article BERLIN – Two stabbing defeats for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats in the recent state elections and the conflicting fortunes of his government partners all mean turbulence ahead for the ruling coalition in Berlin. In Sunday’s election to the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous … Read More “3 bitter election lessons for German Chancellor Scholz – POLITICO” »

Sinn Féin wins big in Belfast assembly election – POLITICO

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BELFAST – Northern Ireland’s voters have chosen an Irish republican to lead the UK region’s power-sharing government for the first time – a historic verdict that faces almost certain obstruction from British unionists. Sinn Féin, long the second-largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, looks on course to retain all 27 of its current seats … Read More “Sinn Féin wins big in Belfast assembly election – POLITICO” »

No honeymoon for Macron as thousands protest at May Day rallies in France – POLITICO

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Thousands of people protested across France on May Day to urge the government to act on purchasing power and pensions, putting pressure on newly reelected President Emmanuel Macron. While most of the protesters demonstrated peacefully, dozens of businesses were damaged in Paris, including a McDonald’s branch, banks, insurance companies and real estate agencies. According to … Read More “No honeymoon for Macron as thousands protest at May Day rallies in France – POLITICO” »

More of France turns a shade of Marine blue – POLITICO

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Emmanuel Macron was reelected as president of France on Sunday, but his far-right rival Marine Le Pen made a strong push across large swaths of the country. The National Rally candidate led in more than 18,000 of the 35,000 mainland French communes, albeit mostly in sparsely populated, rural areas, while Macron won the big cities … Read More “More of France turns a shade of Marine blue – POLITICO” »

Janez Janša suffers heavy defeat as newcomer party wins Slovenian election – POLITICO

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Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša’s party suffered a heavy defeat in a parliamentary election Sunday, losing out to a left-leaning party that was only formed at the beginning of this year. The Freedom Movement, taken over and revamped by businessman Robert Golob in January, received around 33 percent, according to the National Election Commission, with … Read More “Janez Janša suffers heavy defeat as newcomer party wins Slovenian election – POLITICO” »

Now that Macron has won, it’s time to fix French politics – POLITICO

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Paul Taylor, a contributing editor at POLITICO, writes the “Europe At Large” column. PARIS – Despite President Emmanuel Macron’s reelection on Sunday, the forces of Euroskeptic nationalism, which gave Europe a fright this month, are still rattling at the gates of the Elysée Palace. A far-right populist won an unprecedented percentage of the vote. There’s … Read More “Now that Macron has won, it’s time to fix French politics – POLITICO” »

Macron reelected but Le Pen’s big score shows France increasingly divided – POLITICO

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PARIS – Emmanuel Macron was reelected as president of France on Sunday but a powerful showing by his far-right rival Marine Le Pen – her strongest ever – spells trouble for his second term and sends a warning shot to NATO and the European Union. The centrist incumbent swept to victory by a comfortable margin, … Read More “Macron reelected but Le Pen’s big score shows France increasingly divided – POLITICO” »

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