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Eiffel Tower’s lights to be turned off an hour early as Paris bids to save energy

The Eiffel Tower is currently illuminated until 1am by a lighting system that lends it a golden glow

Evening Standard

Lights out early for Eiffel Tower as Paris saves energy

Paris will switch off the Eiffel Tower's lights an hour earlier than normal, lower the water temperature in municipal pools and delay heating public buildings to save energy this winter, the city's mayor said on Tuesday.

Reuters

‘She loved France and we loved her back’: Tears, tributes at Paris market named after Queen

While Britain’s longest reigning monarch “held a special place in the hearts of French people”, as President Emmanuel Macron put it, one place in the French capital was especially important to the Queen. FRANCE 24 spoke to shopkeepers and grieving visitors at a flower market in central Paris that was…

France 24

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France joins UK in mourning Queen Elizabeth, an 'exceptional monarch'

Flags in France are flying at half-mast and Britain’s Union Jack has been placed on the Elysée Palace porch in a sign of mourning for the late British monarch, as politicians from across the political spectrum put aside their differences to pay their deep respects.

Radio France Internationale

Mbappe, PSG Coach Face Backlash for Laughing off Private Jet Question

Paris St Germain coach Christophe Galtier and striker Kylian Mbappe were facing a backlash on Tuesday for laughing off a question about why the team took a private jet for a short trip to a game in Nantes at the weekend. "Are you serious, responding like this???," Paris mayor Anne…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Resigned riders of gasoline-fueled motorbikes pay for parking in Paris

Paris's town hall decision to make gasoline-fueled motorcycles pay for parking kicked in this Thursday, triggering reactions from riders ranging from resignation to dissatisfaction.

Reuters

How is the city of Paris adapting to climate change?

After a summer of searing heatwaves and droughts, the city of Paris is under pressure to revise and accelerate its much-touted plans to prepare the French capital for the challenges of global warming. FRANCE 24 takes a close look at the city’s efforts to go green.

France 24

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President Macron meets ministers over Paris 2024 Olympic concerns

With just two years to go before the French capital hosts the global sporting extravaganza, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday met ministers to tackle issues overshadowing preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Paris chief of police to be removed from job following Champions League disaster

Didier Lallement admitted he was "the only one responsible" after police used tear gas on innocent fans

Liverpool Echo

The Guardian view on the newly united French left: beyond the fragments

Editorial: A common slate of candidates for June’s legislative elections can help progressive forces make their voices count

The Guardian - UK

Paris to give Champs-Elysées a green facelift ahead of 2024 Olympics

Paris will give the iconic Avenue des Champs-Elysées an eco-makeover ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games by planting trees and increasing pedestrian areas.

Radio France Internationale

Historic coalition marks changing of the guard for French left ahead of legislative elections

France’s Socialist, Green, Communist and far-left parties have joined forces in an unlikely but historic alliance ahead of legislative elections on June 12 and 19. After a first-round presidential election that saw far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon fall just short of a place in the final, France's reinvigorated left wing has…

France 24

Will the French left unite to fight Macron for control of parliament?

Radical left-winger Jean-Luc Mélenchon came third in the first round of the recent presidential election, winning the support of nearly eight million voters. That gives his France Unbowed party enormous clout in this week's negotiations with the Socialists on the possible formation of a left-wing Popular Union. So how are…

Radio France Internationale

Macron’s re-election, a victory with challenges

France has voted, Europe is relieved, and the French President needs to move fast to douse the flames of polarisation

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The Guardian - UK

France election: polls open as Macron and Le Pen battle for presidency

Emmanuel Macron goes into the election with a reasonable lead in polls over Marine Le Pen, after a fractious campaign

The Hindu

The return of the anti-Dreyfusards is possible

For many French citizens, Marine Le Pen is no longer viewed as a danger to the historical values of an egalitarian France

The Conversation

French elections: a divided country faces an uncertain second round

The first round of the French election took place on April 10, and predictably it did nothing to resurrect old-school parliamentarism, five years after Emmanuel Macron first burst into the country’s fragile party system.

France 24

Why Macron will need to work his socks off to beat Le Pen this time

French President Emmanuel Macron improved on his 2017 score in Sunday’s first round of the presidential election. But he goes into the April 24 run-off with a starkly diminished reservoir of votes in what large swaths of the country have come to see as a choice of “the lesser of…

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The Guardian - UK

France election: five key takeaways and moments ahead

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen face tense runoff after first round of voting in presidential race

France 24

With traditional parties on the wane, French political landscape has become a ‘three-way split’

Far-right and hard-left supporters turned out en masse for Sunday's French presidential elections, which saw traditional mainstream parties underperform catastrophically. As voters gravitate more towards political extremes, France’s political landscape is witnessing a reorganisation some experts have dubbed a "three-way split".

France 24

France's presidential election rematch is no replay as Macron, Le Pen eye suspenseful final duel

France is poised for a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off with centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen once again advancing to the final after first-round voting on Sunday. But the 2022 race has so far been anything but a replay of the contest Macron won…

Reuters

France's traditional parties bloodied by vote for far-right and hard-left

Supporters of France's far-right and hard-left parties celebrated as presidential candidates for traditional mainstream parties failed dismally in Sunday's first-round vote.

France 24

French Socialist, Green, conservative candidates back Macron in election run-off against Le Pen

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday received the backing of the defeated Socialist, Communist, Green and conservative candidates in his second-round election battle later this month against far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Her only endorsement has come from her hard-right challenger Éric Zemmour.

The Guardian - UK

France election: calls begin for voters to block far-right Le Pen

As in 2017 and 2002, question is whether leftwing voters should back centrist or not vote at all

The Guardian - UK

France faces bruising runoff after Macron and Le Pen top first-round vote

Projected results in first part of presidential race put centrist leader on 27.6% and far-right candidate on 23.4%

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