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A look back at when French protesters defeated government reform plans

Anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform shows no sign of abating, with protests, strikes and unrest set to continue and both sides digging in their heels. To shed some light on the current stand-off, FRANCE 24 looks back at the last times the unions successfully forced the government to…

France 24

Former French Ambassador to Asharq Al-Awsat: Washington Accused Us of Lying about WMD in Iraq

Former French Ambassador Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, who recently published a remarkable book entitled "The Others Don't Think Like Us," experienced the US invasion of Iraq "first hand." Gourdault-Montagne served as the diplomatic adviser to late French President Jacques Chirac and his representative at the G7 and G20 in the summer of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chirac Warned Bush against Overthrowing Saddam

French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pension reform in France: Macron and demonstrators resume epic tussle begun over 30 years ago

More than 1 million people poured onto the streets in France on Thursday to protest the government’s plans to reform the pension regime. The bill, which was presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, aims to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 years old starting from…

The Conversation

Rafik Hariri to Blair: 11 Meetings with Israel… It Requested Hezbollah’s Dissolution

Asharq Al-Awsat Publishes Details of the Late Premier’s Meetings in London A series of recently declassified British documents reveal details of meetings held by the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with British officials in 1997 and 1999. According to the documents, Hariri informed his British counterpart Tony Blair that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will strikes force Macron to back down over French pension reforms?

France saw a wave of strikes against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms on Thursday, causing disruption to trains, flights, schools and even hospitals. Polls show a majority of the French oppose the president’s measures – and analysts say maintaining public support of strikes will be crucial to unions’ chances of forcing…

France 24

Factbox-Previous judicial investigations involving French leaders

France's financial prosecutor has opened a probe into suspected favouritism and alleged illegal financing of President Emmanuel Macron's 2017 campaign, in connection with contracts with McKinsey, Le Parisien newspaper said on Thursday.

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‘When You Win, You’re a French Player. When You Lose, You’re Not.’

France’s relationship with its diverse soccer-playing population is sometimes fraught, sometimes not. World Cup performance is a big part of the equation.

Sports Illustrated

The Queen and a tale of 10 French presidents

During her reign of seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II met with 10 French presidents – from René Coty to Emmanuel Macron. RFI takes a look at some of of the highlights.

Radio France Internationale

The French protest at soaring costs and get results - what’s wrong with the UK?

Polls show Britons are fed up and willing to challenge the government over the cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Macron decries anti-Semitism on 80th anniversary of WWII roundup of Jews

French President Emmanuel Macron warned against anti-Semitism and historical revisionism on Sunday as he commemorated victims of the Holocaust on the 80th anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup of Jewish families. "Anti-Semitism is not over and we should say so," he said.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron to Mark 80th Anniversary of WWII Round-up of Jews

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday mark the 80th anniversary of the wartime round-up of Jews in France at a former railway station used to deport them to Auschwitz. With him at Pithiviers station, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Paris, will be some of the handful of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Parliamentary elections shock France’s political order to its core

The campaign for the second round of France’s legislative elections pitted two antagonistic forces against each other, Emmanuel Macron’s presidential coalition and the left-wing group, the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (NUPES).

The Conversation

Macron's hung parliament dilemma: what to do next?

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies on Sunday lost their absolute majority in the National Assembly and with it control of the reform agenda, a crushing outcome for the newly re-elected president.

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French Left Seeks to Challenge Macron in Parliament Elections

France goes to the polls on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections, with a resurgent and newly unified left seeking to thwart President Emmanuel Macron's plans for reform. Elections for the 577 seats in the lower house National Assembly are a two-round process.

France 24

Veteran diplomat Catherine Colonna takes the helm at France's troubled foreign ministry

When French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his new government this week, the list included known heavyweights, newcomers, and personalities from both the left and the right. Among them was career diplomat Catherine Colonna – a former ambassador to the UK and only the second woman to take up the foreign…

Reuters

Catherine Colonna, French envoy to Britain, named foreign minister

Catherine Colonna, France's ambassador to Britain and former spokesperson for President Jacques Chirac, was named foreign minister on Friday, a move that may be aimed to win over diplomats after fractious relations with the presidency.

Radio France Internationale

Explainer: why you don’t need to hold elected office to become PM in France

France is hurtling towards legislative elections with a new Prime Minister in charge of ensuring President Emmanuel Macron’s party keeps its majority in parliament. It’s a tricky task for the holder of the second-highest job in the land – who herself has never held elected office.

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Explainer: How do France's legislative elections work?

Close on the heels of April's presidential vote, French voters go back to the ballot box on June 12 and 19 to elect lawmakers to the National Assembly. France's legislative elections tend to pale next to the limelight-stealing race for the Élysée Palace, but with 577 distinct races to fill…

Reuters

Factbox-French left-wingers form bloc after decades of wrangling

France's left-wing parties have agreed in principle to join forces for the June parliamentary election, in an unexpected show of unity after decades of wrangling.

The Hindu

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

The Independent UK

Marine Le Pen vows to ‘continue the fight for France’ after defeat

Le Pen calls her defeat a ‘brilliant victory’

Daily Record

Emmanuel Macron wins second term as French president

Mr Macron held onto his title as he ran off his challenger Marine Le Pen.

The Conversation

French president Emmanuel Macron wins re-election: a victory with deep challenges

Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the second round of France’s presidential election on 24 April 2022 is no surprise. For more than a year, opinion polls had been predicting it. As early as April 2021, the leading polling institutes (Elabe, Harris interactive, Ifop, Ipsos) estimated the…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson congratulates Macron on re-election to French presidency after polls predict Le Pen defeat

A poll gave President Macron more than 58% of the vote, and is set for another term

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