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 […]
Early results from the European Union’s parliamentary elections over the weekend showed , signaling a shift to the right for the 27-nation lawmaking bloc. Among the countries where right-wing nationalists took home a decisive win was France, prompting the country’s liberal president, Emmanuel Macron, to take emergency action in an effort to stop the French […]
Musk Advocates Late Retirement: Praises France’s Bold Move In response to a tweet showing demonstrations in France against President Macron’s government pension reforms (without a vote in the National Assembly), Musk stated, “Macron is doing the difficult, but right thing. The retirement age of 62 was set when life spans were much shorter. It is […]
Insights from Le Monde, France 24, the Financial Times, and Politico The News Jordan Bardella, the 28-year-old leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, could be the country’s next prime minister — if his party manages to repeat the victory it pulled off in the European Parliament polls at the country’s upcoming elections. President Emmanuel […]
The far-right National Rally in France is set to beat President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance by a wide margin in the country’s European Parliament elections, according to broadcasters’ projections from Sunday evening. The eurosceptic National Rally received 31.5 to 32.4% of the vote, while Macron’s pro-European camp only received around 15.2%, broadcasters France 2 and TF1 […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap parliamentary election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament. In an address to the nation from the Elysee presidential palace, Mr Macron said: “I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary […]
BELLEAU, France (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had reached an agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron on the use of profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. Asked if the two men had discussed the issue and whether they had come up with an agreement, Biden replied “Yes and […]
The Caribbean’s Groupe Antilles Glaces has become a majority shareholder of France-based desserts and savoury-snacks business Groupe Saint Aubin. Antilles Glaces, which produces dairy products, soft drinks, beer, jams and fresh produce in the French West Indies and Guyana, purchased the group from European private investment firm Capza. Financial details were not disclosed. Groupe Saint […]