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France Has Its 4th Prime Minister of the Year

Macron chooses centrist ally Francois Bayrou

(Newser) - France is ending 2024 the way it started it—with a new prime minister. French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister on Friday, the AP reports. A historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week after Michel Barnier had been in office for just...

Trump, Zelensky, Macron Meet in Paris

In-person talks between US, Ukrainian presidents are the first since November election

(Newser) - President-elect Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Saturday for the first time since the US election, in a session hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron before they attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Macron's office announced the meeting minutes before it began; he had been scheduled to...

French Government Collapses as PM Is Voted Out

Michel Barnier's administration is first to be felled by no-confidence vote since 1962

(Newser) - France's far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday in a vote on a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. The National Assembly approved the motion by 331 votes. A minimum of 288 were needed, reports the AP . The Guardian reports Barnier'...

France Is On the Brink of a Major Crisis
France Is On the Brink
of a Major Crisis
The rundown
Dec 3, 2024 11:58 AM CST

France Is On the Brink of a Major Crisis

Government is poised to collapse, and the ramifications could be widespread

(Newser) - It looks all but certain that France's government will collapse this week, giving it the unwanted distinction of being the shortest-lived government in modern French history, reports the AP . The ramifications, however, go beyond France. The collapse is expected to happen on Wednesday or Thursday, whenever parliament holds a...

A Rebuilt Notre Dame Reveals Itself to the World

Cathedral looks a lot cleaner now than it did before 2019 fire

(Newser) - After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed its new self to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019. Images broadcast live of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed...

The World Reacts to Trump's Victory

Stormy Daniels, Volodymyr Zelensky, Hamas weigh in

(Newser) - People around the world are absorbing the news that Donald Trump will retake the White House, with world leaders from Israel to Hungary offering up congratulations, along with praise. Several leaders described the win as "historic." More than one called it the biggest comeback in US history. Other...

France's New Government Tilts Right, Reflecting Election

Protests greet prime minister's lineup

(Newser) - The French presidential palace unveiled a new center-right government on Saturday, more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions as France grapples with economic and diplomatic challenges. Conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier put together the government after weeks of difficult negotiations, and President...

Protesters Say Macron Denied Democracy

Far left maintains choice of prime minister from the right ignores election results

(Newser) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a "power grab" the president's appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier. The protests, in some 150 locations nationwide, directly challenged President Emmanuel...

Macron Won't Accept PM's Resignation After Shock Elections

It's a 'government in limbo' in France, with no coalition claiming enough seats to assume control

(Newser) - After a surprising turn in France's snap elections that kept the far-right National Rally out of power , but with no faction in complete control of the government, President Emmanuel Macron made moves on Monday to attempt to create some structure as the dust settles. First order of the day:...

Projections Show Far Right Shut Out of Power in France

No party appears to be headed toward a majority, making deadlock possible

(Newser) - France's populist, anti-immigration party appears to have been unable to repeat its success in the first round of the legislative election, with the first projections after polls closed Sunday showing left-wing and centrist parties blocking the National Rally from taking power. The final results of the runoff may vary,...

France as We Know It Looks Set to Change
France as We Know It
Looks Set to Change
the rundown
Jul 1, 2024 10:20 AM CDT

France as We Know It Looks Set to Change

Marine Le Pen's National Rally took the lead in the first round of legislative elections

(Newser) - France's National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, according to results released early Monday, bringing the far-right party to the brink of power and dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron's centrists in an election that could set the country, and...

Marcon's Gamble Draws Heavy Turnout
Macron's Gamble Draws
Heavy Turnout
Jun 30, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Macron's Gamble Draws Heavy Turnout

Elections could leave president weakened by far right or left and the nation in political deadlock

(Newser) - Voter turnout in France on Sunday was running historically high—reflecting the stakes and interest in elections that could weaken Emmanuel Macron's presidency and have major effects on domestic and foreign policy. All 577 seats in the lower and more critical house of Parliament are up for grabs. Macron...

Macron's Gamble Likened to 'Russian Roulette'
Macron's Stunner
Gives France
a Stark Choice
the rundown
Jun 10, 2024 9:56 AM CDT

Macron's Stunner Gives France a Stark Choice

'Do you really want to be governed by the far right?' is how one analysis frames his gamble

(Newser) - The sentiment in news coverage appears to be unanimous in the wake of French President Emmanuel Macron's surprise decision to call early elections: It amounts to a monumental gamble in his fight with the far right. He is, in the words of center-right politician Valerie Pecresse, "playing Russian...

Macron Calls Election as Polls Show Far-Right Surge in Europe

Projections indicate parliament voters turning from centrists across continent

(Newser) - With forecasts in the European Parliament elections showing far-right parties surging on Sunday as voters abandoned ruling centrists, French President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections. The votes were still being counted in France when Macron addressed the nation Sunday night. Projections showed his Renaissance party running at about 15%,...

Biden Toasts 'Our First Friend'
Biden Toasts 'Our First Friend'
Jun 8, 2024 5:25 PM CDT

Biden Toasts 'Our First Friend'

State visit to France includes testimony to solidarity on fighting in Ukraine, Middle East

(Newser) - President Biden celebrated American's first ally in France on Saturday, stressing the strength of the partnership on a state visit that began with commemorating the Normandy landings in World War II. "This week, we have once again showed the world … the power of allies, what we can...

You Are Not to Touch the Royal Hand, Brigitte Macron

France's first lady tried to hold the queen's hand Thursday before taking a hint

(Newser) - It's always awkward when you reach for someone's hand and they refuse to give it. But it's far worse when that person is the Queen. French First Lady Brigitte Macron reached for Queen Camilla's hand during a D-Day memorial service in France on Thursday and was...

Kristi Noem's Book Stirs Up a New Brouhaha

Governor claims she met Kim Jong Un; 'There's no way,' says an expert

(Newser) - No one is doubting South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's account of killing her young dog and other animals, but people aren't so quick to buy other claims in her upcoming memoir. According to the Dakota Scout , Noem writes in No Going Back about meeting Kim Jong Un while...

France Readies a Plan B for Olympic Ceremony

Amid heightened security concerns, opening of Paris Games may be moved

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the country's national stadium if the security threat is deemed too high. France is on a high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and...

His Dive in Front of a President Doesn't End Well

Alexis Jandard of France entered the water the hard way as Emmanuel Macron watches

(Newser) - France's Alexis Jandard is an excellent diver, and he has the world medals to prove it. On Thursday, though, not so much. While diving in front of French President Emmanuel Macron and other French dignitaries, Jandard lost his footing on the board, fell onto his back, then kind of...

Scientists Urge French to Cut Down on Frog Legs

French taste for the delicacy was called out by 557 experts as overconsumption

(Newser) - Hundreds of concerned scientists are asking French President Emmanuel Macron to put the brakes on a very French custom: eating frog legs. The open letter , signed by 557 research, veterinary, and conservation professionals, notes that the European Union isn't exactly practicing what it preaches in how native frogs are...

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