French Presidential Elections Today The first round is currently being held. Photo: The White House France is holding its first round in a two-round process (or only one round if a candidate wins a majority outright in the first). There are twelve candidates vying to make it to the second...
But Le Pen succeeded in delivering the far right its biggest-ever score in a French presidential election, after campaigning on the cost of living crisis, and promising a ban on the Muslim headscarf in public places as well as nationalist measures to ...
With theParis Olympicslooming, Attal said he was ready to stay at his post “as long as duty demands.” Macron has three years remaining on his presidential term. Attal made clearer than ever his disapproval of Macron’s shock decision to call the election, saying “I didn’t choose this...
“We have one objective today, to deny an absolute majority to the National Rally,” said François Ruffin of the hard-left France Unbowed party that is part of the New Popular Front alliance along with French greens, Socialists and Communists. On the campaign trail, Prime Minister...
In Macron’s view, they will likely fail miserably — causing Marie Le Pen and associates to be written off for the 2027 presidential election. At any rate, French industry is already hedging its bets: Top executives of major companies are trying to get into the National Rally’s good ...
tycoon on trial over $450 million arbitration deal more the associated press file - in this march 12, 2014 file photo, french tycoon bernard tapie speaks with the media in marseille, france. tapie faces a criminal trial over a fraudulent 404 million-euro ($450 million today) arbitrati...
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French Presidential Election 2017: Contrasting visions for foreign policy, terrorism, immigration, EU and minorities Similar crises followed as the French currency also battled to uphold the Franc. BOOK REVIEW - Turbulent and the Mighty Continent: What Future for Europe He stated that they had introd...
President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated Emmanuel Macron on winning the French presidential election, and looked forward to continuing the U.S.-French cooperation. "Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his big win today as the next President of France," Trump tweeted. "I look very much ...
Undoubtedly the brightest star of French football today, he joined a host of celebrities this week in calling on voters to mobilize to keep the far-right from power. “There’s an emergency. We can’t leave our country in the hands of these people,” Mbappé said Thursday, following Nati...