Macron meets Hollande and Sarkozy as PM hunt widens
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with two of his predecessors, François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, amid an increasingly wide-ranging hunt for a new French…
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‘Europe should develop AI now and regulate later,’ Macron says
Europe should focus on developing its own brand of artificial intelligence (AI) and leave the issue of its regulation for later, French President Emmanuel Macron…
Telegram boss claimed when arrested ‘that he was due to dine with Macron’
Le Canard Enchaîné, an investigative satirical newspaper in France, has reported that Pavel Durov, the boss of Telegram, said he was invited to have dinner with…
In France Macron helps fanatics and socialists fight authentic Right
It was a widespread assumption that French president Emmanuel Macron called the unnecessary parliamentary elections in June and July on the assumption that the Rassemblement…
Macron rejects left-wing government with French democracy in uncharted territory
French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed proposals from the left-wing alliance (New Popular Front) to form a government, citing the need for “institutional…
Macron, Brussels deny involvement in Telegram CEO’s arrest
French President Emmanuel Macron has denied involvement in the arrest of the CEO of Telegram in his country, with officials from the European Commission having also…
French hard-left pushes for an unlikely Macron impeachment
France's hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party has threatened to launch impeachment proceedings against President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron to decide on French PM after party leaders’ meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will decide who will become France's next prime minister after meeting party leaders and the heads of the country's…
Breton is back: France approves outgoing Commissioner for second term
Breton had been Commissioner for Internal Market during the last legislative session, with the Frenchman pushing through two important pieces of digital legislation:…
France recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara
French President Emanuel Macron has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saraha region, thus fuelling political tension with Algeria.
Seine still too dirty to swim in despite Macron’s ‘anti-poop plan’
The Seine in Paris is still too dirty to swim in despite French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to reduce the amount of excrement-related contaminants in the river.
Macron refuses to appoint left-wing PM candidate
French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that his centrist government will remain in power until the end of the Olympic Games after refusing to appoint a left-wing…
France rejects thousands of applications for Olympics jobs
France has rejected thousands of applications for Paris 2024 Olympic Games accreditations over security concerns including the presence of Russian journalists.
Macron ally reclaims assembly presidency amidst voting controversy
Yaël Braun-Pivet, from President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Renaissance party, was controversially reelected as president of the French National Assembly after…
Macron’s party in crisis; hard-left LFI splits ahead of new French government formation
Several prominent figures and leaders from the French hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) have announced the formation of their breakaway political movement,…
Macron: can’t lead France, so can’t lead Europe, and Scholz will not help
Happy electorates prefer a stable polity and vote for parties offering to preserve it.
France’s biggest union threatens protests unless Macron paves way for left-wing government
France's biggest trades union, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), has threatened national protests if President Emmanuel Macron refuses to call on the left-wing…
Left pressures Macron to appoint left-wing PM, demands ‘cordon sanitaire’ against RN
As the pressure to form a new French government is increasing, the Left has pushed French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint a left-wing prime minister as well…
Macron may have more tricks up his sleeve, maybe dissolving the Assembly in a year’s time
Charles de Gaulle famously lamented that it was impossible to govern a country with 246 types of cheese.
Macronist spokeswoman and MP attacked by youths while campaigning
A French Government spokeswoman and an MP were attacked while putting up posters on public billboards in Hauts-de-Seine, located in the Île-de-France region.
Macron’s father: ‘Decision to dissolve parliament made months ago’
The decision to dissolve the French National Assembly for snap elections was not due to a poor showing by President Emmanual Macron in the European Parliament elections…
French finance minister Le Maire says hard-left LFI is ‘danger to the nation’
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire does not want voters to support the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party.
Russian and Iranian influence networks ‘target French elections’, without much success
Russian and Iranian “influence” networks have targeted voters using multiple tactics amid the ongoing French elections, it was reported.
ANALYSIS France elects: ‘Neither the Left nor the hard-right’ has become a tricky position to hold
Emmanuel Macrons and his allies' "Neither the Left nor the hard-right" campaign faces a tricky situation ahead of the second round of votes on July 7.
French Assembly faces political deadlock, forecast suggests
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election could lead to deadlock.
Macron increasingly isolated following election gamble
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking increasingly isolated following his June 9 decision to dissolve the French National Assembly after a crushing defeat…
France’s left-wing alliance measures may cost ‘€100 billion in 2025’
France's left-wing alliance New Popular Front made campaign promises ahead of the snap general elections that could cost an estimated €100 billion in 2025.
Macron introduces Le Pen to Machiavelli
The dissolution of the National Assembly announced by President Macron on June 9th, after the disastrous result of his party in the European election, is no accident.
Volatile politics spooks French markets ahead of snap election
French equities faced pressure as the Paris Bourse declined by 1.4 per cent early on June 14 as investors expressed wariness amid a growing political crisis.
National Rally’s Bardella vows to end France’s birthright citizenship
The president of France's National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, announced his party’s intention to end birthright citizenship in France.