French In the loop January 25: l’affaire Pénélope Fillon
Cette semaine, Nicholas Vinocur et Pierre Briançon analysent l’affaire Pénélope Fillon, la primaire de la gauche et le programme d’Emmanuel Macron.
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François Fillon fights growing ‘Penelopegate’ scandal
PARIS â François Fillon’s campaign to become French president is losing altitude. On Thursday, aides to the former prime minister rushed to contain a growing scandal over reports that Fillon’s...
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‘Penelopegate’ hits François Fillon’s approval ratings
PARIS â François Fillon’s bid for the French presidency is already suffering from the fallout of a scandal over disputed payments to his wife, according to opinion polls. According to a poll...
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Hamon wins French left-wing primary
PARIS â Former Education Minister Benoît Hamon cruised to victory in the Socialists’ primary for the French presidential nomination Sunday night. Hamon won almost 59 percent of the vote, with about...
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French left’s Hamon faces mission impossible
PARIS â Former French education minister Benoît Hamon could barely deliver his victory speech Sunday for all the joyful hooting from his supporters after he nabbed the Socialists’ presidential...
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EU chaos, division over Trump travel ban
Donald Trumpâs travel ban on nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries sparked confusion, division and consternation in European capitals Monday, as officials scrambled to clarify the...
View ArticleFrench In the loop February 2: le cauchemar de François Fillon
Cette semaine Nicholas Vinocur et Pierre Briançon analysent le cauchemar de François Fillon, la chance d’Emmanuel Macron et le programme de Marine Le Pen.
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Marine Le Pen vs the media
PARIS â In Marine Le Pen’s vicinity, asking the wrong question can get you locked in a wrestling hold and hustled out of the room. A video showing a TV journalist being manhandled by Le Pen’s...
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Marine Le Pen’s internet army
PARIS â Not long ago, Philippe Vardon was an anti-immigrant activist best known for carrying out shock propaganda operations, like occupying mosques or serving pork-laced soup to the homeless in...
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Marine Le Pen’s plan to make France great again
LYON â Marine Le Pen’s presidential rocket ship is ready for lift-off. On Saturday, the French far-right leader unveiled a 144-point plan to yank her country out of the EU, tax the hiring of foreign...
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Marine Le Pen makes globalization the enemy
LYON â iPhones, Big Macs and jihadism can all be chalked up to the same evil force: globalization. That was Marine Le Pen’s message Sunday as the French far-right leader launched her campaign to...
View ArticleFrench In the loop February 7: la défense de François Fillon
Cette semaine Nicholas Vinocur et Pierre Briançon analysent la défense François Fillon et le weekend Macron-Le Pen à Lyon.
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French presidency to hold top-level meeting on Russian hacking: report
The French presidency will hold a top-level meeting soon to address concerns about possible Russian hacking, trolling and disinformation in the upcoming presidential election, the French weekly Le...
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Emmanuel Macron aide blames Russia for hacking attempts
A top aide to French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron accused Russia on Monday of trying to hack into his campaign’s computer systems and spreading disinformation about him via Kremlin-backed...
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Riots over police rape hijack French campaign
PARIS â Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux called for calm Monday after riots over an alleged police rape engulfed suburbs around France, triggering fears of a violent contagion three months before...
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François Fillon faces internal calls to quit campaign
PARIS â About 40 members of the French center right on Tuesday called on François Fillon to consider dropping out of the race for the presidency over a financial scandal they say has damaged his...
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France’s Hollande seeks ‘specific measures’ against election hacking
PARIS â French President François Hollande asked his government today to take measures against hacking before an upcoming presidential election, two days after candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign...
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Floundering Fillon’s fate in hands of Sarkozy
PARIS â The fate of François Fillon’s bid for the French presidency now lies largely in the hands of a man whose political career he ended: Nicolas Sarkozy. Badly defeated in the primary contest...
View ArticleFillon’s troubles deepen as ‘Penelopegate’ probe continues
PARIS â A financial prosecutor investigating French presidential candidate François Fillon said Thursday the probe into a payments scandal involving his wife and children would continue, dealing a...
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Polish criticism boosts Donald Tusk’s bid for second term
European Council President Donald Tuskâs bid for a second term gained momentum Friday as harsh criticism from political rivals in his native Poland appeared to consolidate support for him among...
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