France's Macron acknowledges snap elections backfired

French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that his decision to hold early parliamentary elections had caused instability in his New Year's Eve comments. “The power of clarity and humility” [me] At this stage, we recognize that this decision has created more instability than peace, and I fully acknowledge that,” Macron told the nation in a televised […]
Macron Replacing Stained Glass That Survived Fire

France's president has accused France of turning a storied medieval cathedral into a vanity project as he moves forward with replacing historic stained glass windows left in a fire as a “modern gesture”. Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral was severely damaged in a fire in April 2019, but heroic efforts to save the building and billions […]
Macron Lobbies for European Peacekeeping Force to Be Sent to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly leading efforts to send up to 100,000 European troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers if a ceasefire brokered by President-elect Donald Trump is reached. are. According to report From Reuters: President-elect Trump told Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting to coincide with the reopening of Notre Dame […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says he discussed French troop idea with Macron | Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had held new talks on French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to send troops to Ukraine as a way to help achieve a stable peace. “We share a common vision. Credible guarantees are essential for a truly viable peace,” the Ukrainian president, who was in Brussels on Wednesday for talks with […]
Le Pen Preparing for Early Presidential Election, ‘It’s over or Almost’ For Macron

Populist leader Marine Le Pen is bracing for the possibility of early presidential elections in France as Emmanuel Macron appears to have exhausted his options to effectively govern the country. He said that preparations are underway. Commenting on the arrival of the fourth prime minister so far this year, Marine Le Pen, director of the […]
France’s Macron names centrist ally François Bayrou as next PM

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister after a historic parliamentary vote toppled the previous government. Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned last week following a vote of no confidence, leaving France without a functioning government. Bayrou heads the centrist democratic movement known as MoDem, which he founded in […]
Macron Rolls the Dice, Appoints Centrist Ally François Bayrou as New PM

French political veteran François Bayrou, a longtime ally of President Macron, has been named to head the new French government after the previous government collapsed in record time. French President Emmanuel Macron has been unable to dispose of a tripartite parliament and is instead seeking to form a new government after the shortest-lived previous government […]
FACT CHECK: No, Emmanuel Macron Was Not Arrested

Post shared on social media French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly been arrested. President Macron had been arrested minutes earlier on suspicion of treason and trafficking of minors, which was secretly carried out by the military in the French capital Paris, without anyone's knowledge. , December 7, 2024 at 2am and happened today. 30 minutes […]
Trump tells The Post about his ‘firm’ viral handshake with French President Emanuel Macron – and reveals NATO talks

President Donald Trump criticized the power-grabbing handshake he exchanged with French President Emmanuel Macon during a weekend meeting with the Post, but the president-elect insisted it was no big deal. “Just a solid shake. He understands that. It's just a solid shake,” Trump told the Post. Their handshake went viral on Saturday when they met […]
Social media reacts to Trump ‘dominating world leaders’ with Macron handshake during meeting in France

Social media users were outraged on Saturday after President-elect Trump shared a “dominant” handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting in Paris. President Trump traveled to France to attend the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, his first overseas trip since winning the 2024 presidential election. Ahead of the event, Trump met […]