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Why it’s all going wrong for Emmanuel Macron

Four months of civil unrest and the implementation of a hugely unpopular retirement reform have left the French President with drastically low approval ratings. Agnès Poirier reports from Paris

Evening Standard

Hindu nationalism and local sub-nationalisms: Northeast poll results show rise of two poles

There may be plenty of individual surprises in the assembly election results from three Northeast Indian states, with several upsets. There are, however, no apparent jaw-droppers so far as the larger political picture is concerned.

Newslaundry

Top EU lawmakers say no party immune to potential corruption

Senior members of the European Union’s parliament say a corruption scandal ravaging the assembly could have happened to any political group, not just the main center-left bloc

The Independent UK

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Ban on VCK-Left rally for social harmony unjustified: Thirumavalavan

“VCK, Left and RSS are not the same. We participate in democratic elections while RSS is an organisation that spreads hate and fascism in the society.”

The Hindu

Italy’s left clings to optimism as elections threaten painful reckoning

The postmortems have already begun, with Giorgia Meloni and the radical right set to win today for the first time since the war

The Guardian - UK

All secular democratic parties should come together to defeat the BJP: D. Raja

Since 2014, the BJP-RSS combine has been destroying the secular character of Indian state... and Left unity is need of the hour, says CPI general secretary

The Hindu

Thrikkakara byelection | No-holds-barred campaign ends today

The LDF and UDF left no stone unturned in their electioneering in Thrikkakara as it emerged as a battle of prestige between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan

The Hindu

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Victory in bypoll will strengthen LDF’s efforts to develop Kerala: E.P. Jayarajan

As campaigning for the bypoll in the Thrikkakara Assembly constituency picks up momentum, Left Democratic Front convener E.P. Jayarajan spoke to S. Anandan on why the Left is going the whole hog to wrest the seat from the Congress. Excerpts:

The Hindu

News Analysis | As Congress begins ‘chintan shivir,’ reports from past exercises remain tucked away

For instance, report from panel headed by Ashok Chavan was not tabled at party’s highest decision-making forum

The Hindu

Thrikkakara bypoll outcome will be against those stalling development, says Oommen Chandy

‘Last six years of LDF government saw development take a backseat’

The Hindu

Germany: Left party to hold leadership vote amid turmoil

Germany’s Left party says it will hold a leadership vote in June amid a series of internal spats including over the handling of sexism allegations

The Independent UK

Left sees silver lining in Ballygunge defeat

"We have had an influx of young blood in the State, which was reflected in the by election result," says Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu

Recalling events that led to JNU brawl over ‘non-veg food, Ram Navami pooja’

On Sunday evening, six students were injured as members of Left groups and the RSS students’ outfit ABVP clashed on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. While the latter alleged Ram Navami celebrations were obstructed, the former said it was the ABVP that initiated the violence over serving of non-vegetarian food…

Newslaundry

Political resolution sticks to BJP as bete noir

It allows for tactical understanding with like-minded Left and secular forces

The Hindu

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CPI(M) on revival path in West Bengal: State secretary

Mohammed Salim says Congress qualifies as a player in broad Left, democratic alliance

The Hindu

Yechury asks Congress, others with secular claim to set house in order

At the inaugural event of 23rd Party Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury called for unity to safeguard the secular, democratic character of the Indian republic and defeat BJP

The Hindu

CPI(M)‘s stand on temples risks diluting Left agenda: VCK

But this strategy could not be completely rejected, says Thirumavalavan

Reuters

France's Socialist Party facing irrelevance in presidential vote

In France's former mining heartland, promises by the Communist Party's first presidential candidate in 15 years to raise the minimum wage, lower the retirement age and tax big business hard resonate with voters who feel ignored by the mainstream left.

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The Hindu

Congress, Left and ‘secular’ parties should come together to defeat BJP: VCK leader

Congress, Left and “secular” parties should come together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 general election, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan said in Coimbatore on Sunday. The BJP, which according to him, did not speak about scientific or industrial development, employment opportunities but chose communal polarisation…

The Hindu

Body of Anish Khan exhumed for second post-mortem; TMC faces the heat

Left hits the streets

The Hindu

Oppn allege widespread fraud in 4 municipal corporations polls in WB

BJP, Left demand re-polling at Bidhannagar

Newslaundry

Lies, false equivalence, diversions, ad hominem attacks: That’s TV media’s spin on JNU violence

If nothing, a section of the Indian TV media should be awarded for its consistency. Issues, and the news cycles around it, come and go but the medium’s tropes and persistence to spin narratives remain the same.

Newslaundry

Why Prasar Bharati’s tweet-rebuttal to Alt News is lame and lazy

If reality spoke for itself, Prasar Bharati would probably dispute it.

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