Emmanuel Macron vows to stay on as French president and will name new PM within days – live | France
Macron vows to continue in the role As mentioned earlier in the blog, the political turmoil has led to calls for Macron to resign. In a 10-minute speech on Thursday, Mr Macron left little doubt that he intended to remain in office. “The mandate you have given me is for five years, and I intend […]
Emmanuel Macron to address French nation as pressure grows to name new PM | France
French President Emmanuel Macron met with parliamentary and senate leaders ahead of his address to the nation on Thursday night, as pressure mounts to quickly appoint a new prime minister following the historic collapse of France's government. Right-wing Prime Minister Michel Barnier met with Macron for just over an hour to tender his resignation, a […]
Macron Rules Out Resigning as Government Likely to Be Overthrown
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed not to resign regardless of the outcome of Wednesday's no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, making it likely that Macron's second government will collapse this year. Speaking on the sidelines of a visit to Saudi Arabia, where France is in complete political turmoil, President Macron reaffirmed his plans […]
Emmanuel Macron Sounds A Lot Like Trump As He Describes Why Haiti Is A Failed State
Is France's Emmanuel Macron based in…? The French president made a comment that if President-elect Donald Trump said the same thing, the entire international media would call him a vicious white supremacist. Of course, there is no such thing as a simple observational truth. As President Trump pointed out, Haiti is actually a “shit hole.” […]
Thousands of Police for Israel Football Match to be Attended by Macron
PARIS (AP) – Heavy police presence will be in place when France hosts Israel in soccer's Nations League on Thursday, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with the visit of an Israeli club team. Despite being deployed, few fans are expected to visit. French police chief Laurent Nuñez said there would be […]
Starmer to join Macron on Armistice Day in Paris to show European solidarity | Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer is scheduled to join Emmanual Macron at Armistice Day services in Paris, days after Donald Trump's re-election, with Ukraine and national defense among the topics of the two leaders' private talks. It is planned to include this in a sharp demonstration of European unity. The visit will have the symbolic element of Mr […]
After Trump win, French President Macron asks if EU is ‘ready to defend’ European interests
French President Emmanuel Macron has issued a strong message to the European Union following President-elect Donald Trump's decisive victory. In a translated video shared on social media site “What we have to ask is: Are we ready to defend the European Union?” What are Europeans interested in? ” World leaders react to Trump victory with […]
Macron, Zelensky, Netanyahu Congratulate Trump on Presidential Win
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were among the world leaders who congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his return to the White House. in post President Zelenskiy wrote in X that he congratulated President Trump on his “remarkable electoral victory” and praised “President Trump's commitment to a 'peace through strength' approach in […]
Macron Announces 100 Million Euro French Aid Package for Lebanon
(AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that his country would support Lebanon with 100 million euros as Paris hosts an aid conference with big financial targets but diplomatic prospects are poor. “The war must end as soon as possible. There must be a ceasefire in Lebanon,” Macron said, sitting alongside Prime Minister […]
Netanyahu Blasts Macron over ‘United Nations’ Insult, Lebanon Policy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday criticized French President Emmanuel Macron after the latter insulted Israel by suggesting it would not exist without the United Nations. France, Lebanon's former colonial power, has called for a ceasefire in Lebanon in recent weeks as Israel continues its advance against the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. As Breitbart […]