Conservative Michel Barnier was finally chosen Thursday by French President Emmanuel Macron to lead the government after almost two months of deadlock. The right will therefore have the stability of the country in its hands, while the left is already promising to censure the new prime minister. Barnier, a 73-year-old former minister and European commissioner … Read more
The La France Insoumise (LFI) party announced on Tuesday that it would call for a demonstration on September 7 against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision not to appoint a female prime minister from the leftist New Popular Front (NFP) bloc, which won the largest number of seats in the legislative elections. “The president’s decision seriously endangers … Read more
Disagreements between the main parties of the New Popular Front (NFP) over a consensual candidate for prime minister are delaying the formation of a government in France, which is mired in an unprecedented political crisis on the eve of the Paris Olympic Games. The French Socialist Party’s veto of Huguette Bello as a left-wing candidate … Read more
The French left on Sunday achieved a major electoral upset, coming out on top in the legislative elections, ahead of the Macronist bloc, which relegated the favourite, Marine Le Pen’s far-right, to third place. But the unexpected political map created by the second round of voting predicts a hugely divided National Assembly with no clear … Read more
The French left has achieved an electoral upset, coming out on top in the legislative elections, ahead of the Macronist bloc, which relegated the favourite, Marine Le Pen’s far-right, to third place. But the unexpected political map created by the second round of voting predicts a hugely divided National Assembly with no clear majorities, which … Read more
French elections. (ARCHIVE) More than two hundred candidates from various parties have withdrawn from the second round of the French elections on Sunday in order to prevent the vote from being dispersed and prevent the far-right National Rally (RN) from winning an absolute majority. The deadline for formalizing candidacies ended at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, … Read more
France’s far-right National Rally party edged ahead in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to polling agency projections, bringing it closer to forming a government in the runoff and dealing a blow to centrist President Emmanuel Macron’s risky decision to call a surprise vote. When he dissolved the National Assembly on June … Read more
