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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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…

France 24

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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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.

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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.

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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…

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French youth hold rallies in Paris against government pension reform

A dozen youth organisations marched through Paris on Saturday afternoon, to show their anger over the government's pension reform. Actively supported by far-left party France Unbowed party, they are hoping to capitalise on the success of the massive inter-union march and strike on Thursday.

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With advances and setbacks, a year of struggle for women's rights

From the US revoking the federal right to abortion to Afghanistan mandating the burqa and gradually banning women from public spaces, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the main events that marked the struggle for women’s rights around the world over the past year.

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Far-left French MP gets four months suspended prison term for domestic abuse

Adrien Quatennens, a French MP belonging to the France Unbowed party has received a four month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty on charges relating to domestic violence.

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French parliament approves bill adding abortion rights to constitution

Lawmakers in France's lower house of parliament voted Thursday to add the right to abortion to the constitution. The move was approved with 337 votes for and 32 against, with the bill now set to be sent to the conservative-majority Senate for approval.

France 24

French government set to end strike by ordering fuel workers back to work

France will order striking workers at Esso-ExxonMobil refineries and fuel depots back to their posts in order to end shortages causing headaches for millions of motorists, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Tuesday.

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Anger over 'masculinist' defence of French leftwinger who slapped his wife

A senior figure and potential future leader of France's far left France Unbowed (LFI) has quit his post as co-ordinator after admitting hitting his wife during a dispute. LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has praised his "courageous" decision – raising the ire of a number of feminists and anti-domestic violence campaigners…

The Guardian - UK

Dismay after French politicians defend MP who admitted slapping wife

Wife of Adrien Quatennens, a senior politician in radical left LFI party, reported him to police

Radio France Internationale

¿The last Olé? Left-wing French MP moves to end 'immoral' bullfighting in southern France

As the bullfighting season gets into full swing across southern France, a far-left deputy intends to present a bill to the National Assembly in a bid put the final nail in the coffin of a spectacle that he deems "immoral".

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