France’s far right may work with far left to torpedo Macron’s detested pension reform – POLITICO Europe
Speaking on BFM TV, Laurent Jacobelli, a lawmaker and spokesman for the far-right National Rally party, said his party supported the bill. [National Rally’s] program.” Mathilde Pannot of France Unboud said she was confident the bill would pass. “In the last parliament there was already a majority that rejected the retirement age at 64, but […]
Where’s the cash for child hunger? Labour is running out of time to find it | Frances Ryan
aStarmer’s honeymoon gifts were mostly chocolates and flowers. Within 10 days of taking office, the new Prime Minister Personal Poll Ratingthe NATO summit and a rare burst of national optimism as England reach the Euros final. But on Wednesday, watch out for the first marital spat, when Labour MP Kim Johnson delivers her government’s inaugural […]
A big win for France’s far-left came in a stunning upset. Here’s what’s next
French voters gave the majority of seats to a broad-based left-wing coalition in crucial parliamentary elections that failed to bring the far-right to power but left France with an unprecedented situation in which there is no dominant political force in Parliament. While divided parliaments are not uncommon in Europe, France has never experienced such an […]
France’s disastrous left-wing victory – Washington Examiner
In a surprise triumph over the populist National Rally, France’s left-wing political alliance came first in Sunday’s final round of parliamentary elections. The New Popular Front coalition of leftists won 182 seats, President Emmanuel Macron’s party won 168 seats, and the National Rally and its allies won 143 seats. Many in the Western media are […]
France’s leftwing alliance beat the far right, but what now? – podcast | News
Last week, France entered a frightening new era with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party’s historic victory in the first round of parliamentary elections, the most unprecedented victory for a far-right party in France since World War II. But then the fight back began: France’s left-wing parties, from the Greens to the Socialists, banded together […]
France’s Macron declines resignation of PM for ‘stability of the country’
French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. France’s parliamentary elections have left parliament divided between left, center and far right, with no faction remaining close to a majority. Prime Minister Attal offered to resign, but President Macron immediately asked him to stay on in order to ensure stability. French […]
Rioters Take To The Streets Celebrating France’s Left-Wing Win
Rioters were seen on video taking to the streets of France on Sunday following opinion polls predicting an unexpected landslide victory for France’s left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front (NPF). Video posted on Twitter showed the violent moments when an estimated 30,000 riot police were deployed across France, including around 5,000 in Paris and surrounding […]