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Press play to listen to this article A very strange French parliamentary election has ended in humiliation for President Emmanuel Macron and it may well turn into a slow-motion calamity for France. Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble is marooned 44 seats short of a working majority in the National Assembly after the second round of legislative … Read More “France thrown into limbo after humiliating setback for Macron – POLITICO” »
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” »
Press play to listen to this article PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s parliamentary alliance won a massive majority five years ago. This time, there’s a new left-wing bloc on the block looking to eat into the centrists’ seats. Whether it takes a small morsel or a big bite will determine the way France is … Read More “How to watch the French parliamentary election like a pro – POLITICO” »
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” »
Press play to listen to this article TONNEINS, France – Tonneins should be an idyllic place to live. Full of history and charm, the small town perches above the River Garonne in southwest France and is surrounded by gently rolling countryside. Sounds like an expat’s dream. And yet, more than half the town’s voters backed … Read More “France’s ‘sad’ rural towns pose real challenge for Macron’s second term – POLITICO” »
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” »
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” »
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” »
Press play to listen to this article PARIS – Emmanuel Macron is again facing far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the country’s presidential election, in a repeat of the 2017 battle. The French will vote in the runoff on April 24, after Macron and Le Pen emerged as the top two candidates in the first … Read More “How to watch the French presidential runoff like a pro – POLITICO” »
SAINT-DENIS, France – Emmanuel Macron is wooing disaffected left-wing voters and warning them against abstaining in Sunday’s presidential election runoff by spelling out just what a victory for his far-right rival Marine Le Pen would mean for France’s Muslim community. The president-candidate on Thursday visited Saint-Denis, a multicultural commune in Paris’s northern suburbs, in a … Read More “Macron courts Muslim vote in last-minute visit to Paris banlieue – POLITICO” »
