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Isolated Macron Stung by French Voters’ ‘Revenge'

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 23:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Emmanuel Macron has taken many risks in a political career marked by countless crises, but his decision to call snap elections may be one too many, marring his legacy and ushering in an era of extremes. The tremors from Macron dissolving the National Assembly after his centrist party suffered a drubbing in European polls remain strong, with even ...

200 Candidates Quit French Runoff, Aiming to Block Far Right

par This Is Beirut, 02/07 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least 200 candidates stood down ahead of France's runoff election as President Emmanuel Macron and a left-wing coalition seek to block the far right, an AFP tally showed on Tuesday. On Sunday, France votes in the decisive final round of the snap legislative polls Macron called after his camp received a drubbing in European elections last ...

French Far-Right Ahead but Far from Majority

par This Is Beirut, 05/07 19:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's party held onto its lead in opinion polls published Friday ahead of legislative elections, but its chance of wielding an absolute majority was receding. The anti-immigrant, eurosceptic National Rally (RN) remains on course to be the biggest party in parliament after Sunday's second-round vote but is not ...

French Voters Turn Out in Number as Far Right Eyes Power

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French voters turned out in number on Sunday for the second round of a historic election that is expected to leave the far right as the biggest force in a deeply divided parliament. At midday, according to interior ministry figures, some 26.63% of voters had turned out for the high-stakes poll — the highest number at that time since 1981. At ...

France Says No to Far-Right, Which Ends Up Third

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 21:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A loose alliance of French left-wing parties thrown together for snap elections was on course Sunday to become the biggest parliamentary bloc and beat the far -right, according to shock projected results. The New Popular Front (NFP) was formed last month after President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections, bringing together socialists, greens, ...

Reactions to French Legislative Elections Results

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 22:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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According to initial figures, none of the political blocs has won a majority in the French parliamentary elections. The New Popular Front came out on top in the second round of legislative elections on Sunday July 7, ahead of Ensemble-Renaissance and Rassemblement National. Turnout for this second round was 67.1%, the highest since ...

France Celebrates National Day as Political Crisis Rumbles On

par This Is Beirut, 14/07 10:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France does not know where its government is headed and on Sunday, the armed forces will also take an unusual detour at the start of their annual Bastille Day march. Preparations to host the Olympic Games blocked the national day parade from its traditional route on the Champs Elysées, and a smaller military contingent will instead march on the ...

French President Stresses Importance of UNSCR 1701 and UNIFIL's Mission

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 10:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French president Emmanuel Macron tackled the “historic upheavals” of the Middle East during his speech to the troops on Saturday, just before the Bastille Day national holiday on Sunday, July 14, 2024. “Nearly 700 of our soldiers are engaged in UNIFIL, with numerous partners,” he said, adding that “their mission is essential, and is ...

Macron Accepts French Government Resignation

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 19:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said. French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Assembly scrambling to put together ...

France’s Week of Decisive Political Battles

par Malo Pinatel, 16/07 20:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The results of the July 7 legislative elections have confirmed an unprecedented situation under the Fifth Republic. Three more or less cohesive blocs, none capable of dominating the other two to wield power, are gearing up for a series of consultations in the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament, to prepare the new ...

Who Is Lucie Castets, NFP's Choice for French PM?

par This Is Beirut, 23/07 21:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lucie Castets was nominated as prime minister of France by head of the Green Party Marine Tondelier, Tuesday on X, following initial reports by newspaper L'Humanité. 37-year-old Castets told AFP she had accepted the nomination "with great humility but also great conviction," believing herself a "serious and credible candidate" for prime ...

Macron Won't Name New French PM Until After Olympics

par This Is Beirut, 23/07 23:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday, dismissed a left-wing alliance's push to name a new prime minister after snap elections, saying parties in a fractured parliament must come together to build a broad coalition after the Paris Olympic Games. "Of course we need to be concentrated on the Games until mid-August," Macron told broadcaster ...