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'Manterrupting': French PM Under Fire Over Surprise Debate Appearance

France's prime minister on Monday faced accusations of deliberately seeking to eclipse the head of the ruling party's list in European elections when he unexpectedly appeared on a stage where she was taking part in a radio debate.

International Business Times

‘Palestine is a European issue’: European Parliament candidate Rima Hassan

Hassan, a French-Palestinian lawyer, says she has faced threats and police investigations due to her support of Gaza.

Al Jazeera

For Labour, the Gaza crisis is a foreign policy tightrope in waiting

Starmer’s belief in international law and the rise of Labour Friends of Israel offer clues to potential stance on Palestinian statehood

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Macron in favour of recognising Palestinian state 'at useful moment'

France's President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that recognition of a Palestinian state was not a "taboo subject" but that it should take place at a "useful moment".

Radio France Internationale

French MP suspended for waving Palestinian flag during debate

French parliament Tuesday suspended a far left MP for two weeks after he held up a Palestinian flag during a heated debate over whether France should recognise a Palestinian state.

Radio France Internationale

Split between Socialists and hard-left damages chance of alliance before EU elections

With less than a month to go before European elections, the atmosphere among France's left-wing candidates is becoming increasingly antagonistic following a recent split between the centrist Socialists and the hard-left, further damaging the chances of a union for the upcoming polls.

Radio France Internationale

French teachers strike over 'unfair' classroom groups, lack of resources

Several unions representing middle and high schools in France are calling for another round of strikes and demonstrations on Tuesday to demand the abandonment of a scheme separating students into levels, as well as a salary hike and more resources for public schools.

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Macron condemns 'anti-Semitic' remarks at pro-Palestinian university protest

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned "intolerable" remarks reported during a pro-Palestinian protest at Paris's prestigious Sciences Po university on Tuesday. This after students occupying the main lecture hall were accused of barring entry to a Jewish student and insulting her.

Radio France Internationale

French PM Warns Of 'Tipping Point' In Ukraine

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Tuesday told parliament that Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion had hit a "tipping point", warning of "real, tangible dangers" for France should Russia defeat Kyiv's forces.

International Business Times

French parliament votes in favour of Macron's Ukraine strategy

French lawmakers on Tuesday backed a security accord with Ukraine, after a debate that showed deep divisions over President Emmanuel Macron's policy towards Kyiv.

Radio France Internationale

France under pressure to suspend military sales to Israel as war in Gaza grinds on

NGOs and leftist members of the opposition have increased the pressure on France's government to reconsider arms sales to Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza and follow in the footsteps of other European nations that made moves to suspend military exports over concerns about the humanitarian situation…

France 24

France's education minister slips up in public school faux pas

France's new Education Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera is on the defensive over her decision to send her children to private school. The row threatens to overshadow President Emmanuel Macron's attempt to reboot his second term with a reshuffle that's already seen as a sharp tilt to the right.

Radio France Internationale

French Justice Minister Acquitted In Conflict Of Interest Case

A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government.

International Business Times

More than 100,000 people march in Paris against anti-Semitism

Thousands of marchers joined French lawmakers in Paris on Sunday to condemn a surge in anti-Semitism in France during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, but arguments over political participation clouded an intended show of unity.

France 24

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Thousands turn out in French cities to demand ceasefire in Gaza

Thousands of people demonstrated in Paris and other major cities on Saturday under the rallying cry "Stop the massacre in Gaza". The left-wing organisers called for France to "demand an immediate ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants.

France 24

Macron to skip anti-Semitism march amid political bickering, but will attend in ‘thoughts’

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not join a march in Paris against anti-Semitism on Sunday, but would attend it in his "thoughts". Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she plans to attend the rally, triggering a round of bickering by political parties amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents…

The Guardian - UK

How the Gaza conflict is dividing Europe’s left

Across the continent, the war is reopening old schisms within delicately stitched alliances as parties struggle to maintain a united response

The Guardian - UK

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a disaster for the French left – his response to the attack on Israel proves it

He may be a gifted orator, but his rhetoric of rage and revolution is deepening divisions in France. It is time to dump him, says Guardian columnist Alexander Hurst

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Radio France Internationale

Socialist Party suspends participation in France's left-wing Nupes coalition

France's Socialist Party has voted on a "moratorium" on its participation in the Nupes opposition coalition and its cooperation with the hard-left France Unbowed party leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Radio France Internationale

Arrests at banned pro-Palestinian rally in Paris as Macron calls for calm

French police used teargas and water cannon to break up a banned pro-Palestinian protest in Paris on Thursday, as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French to remain united and refrain from bringing the Israel-Hamas conflict home.

Radio France Internationale

3 killed, 8 injured, in drug-related violence in French port city of Marseille

At least three people died and another eight were injured after a flare up in gang violence in the French port of Marseille on Sunday night, police said.

France 24

Le Pen’s opposition to pension reform, focus on public order ‘pays off’ in polls

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally or RN) party hopes to use the national crisis to continue its long ascent in French politics, adopting a balancing act as its strategy. RN opposes President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms along with most of the French public, while presenting itself as…

AFP

France braces for new strike turmoil as Macron defiant

Paris (AFP) - France Tuesday braced for another day of strikes and protests with President Emmanuel Macron remaining defiant over the controversial pensions reform that has sparked turmoil in the country.

AFP

Macron defiant as France braces for fresh protest turmoil

Paris (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Monday remained defiant over his controversial pensions reform, as France braced for another day of strikes and protests that risk more turmoil in the country.

AFP

Macron under fire for honouring Bezos with top award

Paris (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron was under fire from the French left on Friday for handing billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the country's highest order of merit.

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