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As the June 9 European elections draw near, the presidential coalition finds itself facing a significant challenge as they trail…
French President Emmanuel Macron and president of France’s Assemblée Nationale Yael Braun-Pivet paid a moving tribute at the Maison d’Izieu…
France’s prime minister has announced that a teenage girl will face legal action from the state for falsely accusing her headteacher of assaulting her during a heated altercation regarding her wearing of an Islamic head-covering.
The French parliament has enshrined abortion officially as a constitutional right during a momentous joint session held at the Palace of Versailles.
France’s Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his government.
France’s controversial new culture minister, Rachida Dati on Wednesday said she plans to run for Paris mayor in 2026, only days after joining President Emmanuel Macron’s reshuffled government. Dati’s arrival was the biggest surprise in last week’s cabinet shake-up that saw 34-year-old Gabriel Attal take over as prime minister.
Breaking: Emmanuel Macron picks Attal, 34, as France’s youngest PM France’s next prime minister is set to be Gabriel Attal,…
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that 2024 will be a year of French pride and hope, marked by the Paris Olympic Games and the re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, in his traditional New Year’s Eve address from the Élysée Palace in the French capital.
France’s Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau resigned as the government of President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday sought to quell a party revolt over the passing of tough new immigration legislation backed by the far right. Following 18 months of wrangling over one of the flagship reforms of Macron’s second term, the French parliament passed the controversial legislation endorsed by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) Tuesday. Expected to address the reform in a television interview on Wednesday evening, Macron “will need to explain why he thinks this law was so important to pass,” FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali said.
French lawmakers and senators prepared to hammer out a compromise over a beleaguered immigration bill on Monday as President Emmanual Macron’s government hoped to salvage what is seen as a flagship reform of his second term. French authorities have been seeking to push through legislation to harden France’s immigration law, but members of the right-wing and left-wing opposition last week joined forces to vote down the draft law without even debating the measures. A mixed parliamentary commission consisting of seven upper house senators and seven lower house lawmakers was expected to meet from 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) Monday in a bid to thrash out a compromise text. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent reports.
France’s powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday issued a stark warning over the danger of far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen winning the presidency in the next election, while burnishing his own ambition to succeed Emmanuel Macron in 2027.
French President Emmanuel Macron told his government Wednesday he was considering referendums to pass legislation and break the political deadlock caused by the country’s hung parliament, several sources told AFP.
Nicolas Sarkozy to wear tag after losing corruption appeal Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a corruption conviction, but…
