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Reappointed French PM Scrambles to form Government

This is Beirut, 11/10 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier, Sebastien Lecornu, to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days. In a move that drew sharp criticism, President Emmanuel Macron reinstated Lecornu late Friday evening, just four days after his resignation and ...

Macron Reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM

This is Beirut, 10/10 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after Lecornu gave his resignation. "The president of the republic has nominated Mr Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister and has tasked him with forming a government," the Elysee Palace said in a ...

France's Macron to Name PM to End Political Crisis

This is Beirut, 10/10 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now. French politics have been deadlocked ever since Macron took the gamble last year of snap polls that he hoped would consolidate power -- but ended instead in a hung ...

Outgoing French PM Sees New Premier Named in Next 48 Hours

This is Beirut, 08/10 23:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister within the next 48 hours, his office said on Wednesday, after the resignation of outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis. Lecornu told French TV in an interview earlier that he expected a new premier to be named, rather than early ...

France's Macron Under Pressure to Produce Working Government

This is Beirut, 08/10 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The clock ticked down Wednesday for France's President Emmanuel Macron to find an exit from his worst domestic crisis, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign. Macron, who has been in power since 2017, has failed to lift the country out of political deadlock after snap elections last year ended in a hung parliament ...

France's New PM Resigns, Hours After Cabinet Unveiled

This is Beirut, 06/10 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. France's President Emmanuel Macron named Lecornu, a former defence minister, to the post last month. But the largely ...

Macron and Merz Sound Alarm Over European Democracy

This is Beirut, 03/10 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The leaders of France and Germany warned of the dangers to democracy within their countries and from hostile foreign powers as they marked 35 years of German unification on Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron was invited to take part in a ceremony marking the anniversary in the southwestern German city of Saarbruecken, where he described the ...

Russia-Linked Tanker Stopped by France Resumes Voyage

This is Beirut, 03/10 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" detained by the French navy was heading towards the Suez Canal Friday with its captain back on board, according to data from maritime websites and a source close to the case. The Boracay, blacklisted by the European Union for being part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" of ageing oil tankers, has ...

European Military Chiefs to Meet Over Russia Shadow Fleet: Macron

This is Beirut, 02/10 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that military chiefs of countries in the European-led "coalition of the willing" supporting Ukraine will hold talks within days on how to disrupt Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet. "In the coming days, our chiefs of staff, in coordination with NATO, within the framework of the coalition of ...

Macron Urges Europe to ‘Increase Pressure’ on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

This is Beirut, 02/10 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe Thursday to take coordinated action against Russia's so-called shadow fleet and follow his country's lead in clamping down on vessels used to bust Western sanctions. France is currently investigating a Benin-flagged ship that is among hundreds of ageing tankers blacklisted by the European ...

Palestinian Statehood and the Unanswered Questions

Charles Chartouni, 29/09 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Political observers' harrowing concern is to consider how timely this political undertaking is under the current circumstances and whether it positively impacts the future of the conflict. It’s not enough to make political statements with no questions about their opportunity and feasibility. Otherwise, the proponents are adding to the problem ...

Macron Warns Israel against Closing France's Jerusalem Consulate

This is Beirut, 24/09 20:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned Israel against closing down the French consulate in Jerusalem as a possible retaliatory measure following his announcement earlier this week that France now recognizes a Palestinian state. "I think that would be a major error, and therefore I don't believe it will happen," he said in an ...

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