Macron stands by move to dissolve parliament, trigger snap elections
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defended his decision to call early parliamentary elections following last weekend’s European Parliament elections, in which his centre-right parties suffered a crushing defeat to the right-wing National Rally. Macron argued that voters in the elections he just called would buck current trends and choose so-called “progressives.” “I think the […]
Macron Says he Won’t Resign No Matter What
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday issued a challenge to the French people and the right-wing populist opposition, calling for early elections to save his leadership and now saying he will not resign even if defeated. France will elect a new parliament on June 30 after a surprisingly short election campaign – just three weeks after […]
Macron Trounced by Populists, Immediately Calls Snap National Election
In Sunday’s European Parliament elections, Le Pen’s populist nationalists won twice as many votes as Emmanuel Macron’s globalist centrist ruling bloc, forcing him to immediately dissolve Parliament and call new French elections in order to regain power for the remainder of his presidency. Updated 2215 BST: Le Pen speaks Shortly after President Macron announced he […]
France’s Macron calls snap legislative elections after party’s defeat in EU vote
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Macron, Biden celebrate 'long and deep friendship' between US and France at State Dinner
President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated the two countries’ partnership during an official visit in Paris on Saturday. “We are allies. We will always be allies. And these are the values that bind us 80 years later,” Marcon said. His toast to Biden at a state dinner on Saturday. President Biden, who visited […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is expected in Normandy for commemorations of 80 years since D-Day, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said he plans to attend ceremonies in Normandy on Tuesday marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and meet with world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemoration of the landings that liberated France and Europe from Nazi German occupation. […]
Ukraine war briefing: Macron, Scholz agree Kyiv should use allies’ weapons against launchers in Russia | Ukraine
Ukraine should be allowed to use its allies’ weapons “Neutralize” Russian military bases used to launch missiles into Ukraine“We should not allow them access,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Other Russian targetsand obviously in civilian capacity as well.” President Macron made the remarks during an official visit to Germany. Prime Minister Olaf Scholz, […]
France’s Macron Tells Young People to Reject Nationalism, Embrace EU
French globalist President Emmanuel Macron, on his first official visit to Germany in 24 years, began the trip with a warning to countries acting in their own self-interest. France and Germany, both led by globalist left-wing governments and facing damaging votes in less than two weeks amid continent-wide re-election of the European Parliament, presented a […]
Macron Makes First State Visit for a French Prez to Germany in Quarter Century
BERLIN (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday began the first official visit to Germany by a French head of state in 24 years, a three-day trip aimed at underscoring strong ties between the European Union’s traditional leading powers. The visit was originally scheduled to take place last July but was postponed at the last […]
Emmanuel Macron hits Vladimir Putin for rejecting truce with Ukraine during Olympics
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rejection of an Olympic truce proposal with Ukraine, saying Putin’s refusal shows the world that he is “not ready for peace.” “This is a moment of great clarification, because every week until now, President Putin has been claiming that he is ready for peace.” Macron […]