(Bloomberg) — France’s National Rally consolidated its lead in opinion polls taken a little over a week before the country’s snap election, with one projection showing the far-right party may win an absolute majority in the new parliament. Most Read from Bloomberg The party, led by 28-year-old Jordan Bardella, had support of 33% of likely […]
(Bloomberg) — Investors are demanding the biggest premium in over a decade to hold French bonds compared to safer German debt, as concerns mount that parties vying to win France’s upcoming legislative elections may further bloat public finances. Most Read from Bloomberg The spread between the two nations’ 10-year bond yields rose three basis points […]
If social media statistics were a solid predictor of voting intentions, France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella would be a shoo-in for prime minister. The 28-year-old, leading the push for the anti-immigration National Rally (RN), is trouncing current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal — at least on TikTok. The RN was a big winner in this month’s […]
(Bloomberg) — France’s leftist alliance unveiled plans to address the country’s economic challenges with a vast increase in taxation and public spending, and reaffirmed it would abolish several of Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business reforms. Most Read from Bloomberg By 2027, when the president’s mandate ends, the New Popular Front is budgeting €90 billion ($96.2 billion) annually […]
(Bloomberg) — France’s leftist alliance plans public spending of €200 billion ($214 billion) for its priorities over the next five years if it wins the snap election as it seeks to reverse President Emmanuel Macron’s labor and pension reforms and boost growth. Most Read from Bloomberg Jean-Luc Melenchon, whose far-left France Unbowed party is part […]
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is joining several African leaders on Thursday to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to them. The launch of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator, which will provide financial incentives to […]
PARIS (AP) — Candidates were racing to register before a Sunday evening deadline in snap parliamentary elections that are redrawing France’s political landscape, with a left-wing alliance newly formed to counter the surge of the far right losing, in the final hours, a prospective lawmaker previously convicted for spousal assault. Adrien Quatennens announced the withdrawal […]
Leaders of France’s left-wing parties allied in a new coalition and outlined their plan on Friday to prevent the surging far right from taking power in upcoming snap national parliamentary elections. Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally is also seeking allies to boost its chances of becoming the first far-right force to lead the French […]
PARIS (AP) — Leaders of France’s left-wing parties, allied in a new coalition known as the New Popular Front, outlined their plan on Friday to prevent the surging far right from taking power at upcoming snap national parliamentary elections. While differences between them remain, the leaders of the usually fractious French left-wing parties emphasized that […]
French national rail operator SNCF said Wednesday it planned to offer high-speed passenger services in neighbouring Italy from 2026, competing with rival Trenitalia on its home turf. “Italy is a natural market for high speed, with 56 million passengers per year,” said Alain Krakovitch, head of intercity TGV (high-speed train) services at SNCF Voyageurs. “But […]
France’s conservative Republicans party chairman Eric Ciotti on Tuesday called for a country-wide alliance between his party’s candidates and the far-right National Rally in forthcoming parliamentary elections. “We say the same things so let’s stop making up imagined opposition”, Mr Ciotti told TF1 television. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) is widely expected to emerge […]
Following its win in the European elections, France’s right-wing populist National Rally (RN) wants to woo other right-wingers, including from the far-right Reconquest party, for the snap parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron. “I myself am perfectly willing to discuss with personalities who do not come from the National Rally and who share the […]