France’s Macron says no political motive behind arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France as part of an ongoing judicial investigation but that his actions were not politically motivated. Macron’s statement about X marked the first official confirmation of Durov’s arrest, nearly two days after he was detained […]
Le Pen Vows Vote of No Confidence if Macron Installs Any Leftist Gov’t
France’s populist leader Marine Le Pen has vowed that her National Rally party would immediately pass a vote of no confidence if President Emmanuel Macron tries to form a left-wing government. After meeting with Macron at the Elysee Palace on Monday, National Rally (RN) leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella said they would seek […]
French Far-Left Threatens to Impeach Macron if Socialist Not Made PM
France’s far-left leaders have warned they will condemn President Emmanuel Macron for an “institutional coup against democracy” over his refusal so far to nominate a leftist as the next prime minister. Now that the “Olympic truce” has ended, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Mathilde Pannot, former and current leaders of the far-left French party Insubordinate France (LFI), […]
Léon Marchand races to fourth Olympic gold cheered on by President Macron | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Another final, another gold medal, and another Olympic record for Leon Marchand. This one in the 200m individual medley, when he finished in 1:54.06, cheers rang out throughout the city, so loud was the cheering for him that the track and field race at the Stade de France, six miles away, was postponed. When he […]
Macron Aims to Reboot Fortunes with Paris Olympic Triumph
President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make France shine at the Paris Olympics, which begin on Friday, while also seeking to reverse his own political fortunes, which were battered in a recent general election. AP Reports President Macron said this week that the Olympics was the best way to convince the world to “choose France”, […]
Centrist government to remain in power until after Paris Olympics, says Macron | France
To avoid any unrest, President Emmanuel Macron said he would keep his centrist caretaker government in place until the Olympics are over in mid-August. He made the announcement in a television interview shortly after his left-wing coalition, which won the most votes in this month’s parliamentary elections, chose little-known civil servant Lucy Castets as its […]
‘A Real Shipwreck’: Things Just Went From Bad To Worse For Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron’s prime minister resigned on Tuesday following a chaotic series of elections that resulted in Macron’s party losing power. Macron’s party lost in France’s legislative elections on July 7, which resulted in a fragmented parliament and no clear path forward as to whose party would run the country. Because Macron’s party is […]
Macron Says No New Govt For a While, as ‘No One Won’ Snap Election
French President Emmanuel Macron, a “Jupiter,” has written a letter to the French people reflecting on the recent general election’s failure to produce a new government, but conveniently making no mention of his own role in the outcome. In a letter to the nation published in a national newspaper, Macron said no new prime minister […]
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 […]
Macron Rejects Resignation of Prime Minister for ‘Stability of the Country’
French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly rejected an offer from his prime minister to step down, despite calls from far-left politicians to either appoint a left-leaning figure or step down after winning parliamentary elections. Drama is brewing in Paris, where the battle for the keys to the Hôtel Matignon is on. On Sunday, the New […]