Marion Maréchal-Le Pen to quit politics: report
PARIS â Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, niece of National Front leader and defeated presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, will not stand for reelection to the French parliament, Le Figaro reported Tuesday....
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You’re fired! Winners and losers from Le Pen’s defeat
PARIS â Now that Marine Le Pen is no longer running to be president of France, her far-right party is heading into a period of reckoning over what went wrong and who should pay for her defeat. It...
View ArticleFrench In the loop May 11: la prochaine étape pour Macron
Cette semaine, Pierre Briançon et Nicholas Vinocur parlent de la prochaine étape pour le président Macron.
View ArticleMacron gives shape to new presidency at inauguration
PARIS â Emmanuel Macron, Franceâs youngest head of state since Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte in the mid 19th century, promised in his inaugural speech Sunday that he would not âcede groundâ on...
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Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet — the key ministers
French President Emmanuel Macron announced his full cabinet Wednesday, following the appointment Monday of Ãdouard Philippe, a conservative lawmaker from the rival Les Républicains party, as prime...
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Macron’s diplomatic brain
PARIS â Nine years ago, a French diplomat serving in Georgia during Russiaâs invasion was frantically trying to get a message to higher-ups back in Paris. Russian tanks were rolling toward the...
View ArticleFrench In the loop May 18: la composition du nouveau gouvernement
Cette semaine Pierre Briançon et Nicholas Vinocur analysent la composition du nouveau gouvernement.
View ArticleMacron to meet Putin in Paris
PARIS â French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Paris on May 29, his office announced Monday. The meeting in Versailles will take place days after...
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France to Berlin, Brussels: This time we’re serious
BERLIN â France wants the world to know it’s finally ready to play by EU deficit rules â in exchange for a chance to lead Europe toward deeper integration. That was the message French Economy...
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Trump policy haze wrong-foots allies ahead of G7 summit
Donald Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip presidency is wreaking havoc with the G7’s preparations for what would normally have been a well-scripted summit this week, with his refusal to endorse his allies’...
View ArticleFrench In the loop May 24: la réforme du marché du travail
Cette semaine Nicholas Vinocur et Pierre Briançon parlent de Emmanuel Macron et de la réforme du marché du travail.
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Le Pen didn’t have Macron’s phone number on election night
PARIS â The loser of an election is supposed to call and congratulate their rival. But what if you don’t have their phone number? That’s what happened to far-right leader Marine Le Pen on the night...
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Marine Le Pen’s long comedown
PARIS â On the night of her defeat in Franceâs presidential election, Marine Le Pen was dancing with campaign aides at a posh venue near Paris. The far-right leader was not letting the...
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Trump’s verdict on Emmanuel Macron election win: ‘tremendous’
U.S President Donald Trump congratulated newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron for his âtremendous victoryâ and âincredible campaignâ as they met for the first time over lunch in...
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Macron survives ‘extremely direct’ Trump debut
Lunch with a U.S. president who seemed to oppose your election would try the diplomatic skills of any seasoned statesman. But France’s new President Emmanuel Macron, all of 39, kept his cool when a...
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Macron and the czar at Versailles
PARIS â You have to wonder what sort of handshake French President Emmanuel Macron has in store for Vladimir Putin. Macron is welcoming the Russian president at the palace of Versailles Monday on...
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Macron, standing by Putin, calls RT and Sputnik ‘agents of influence’
PARIS â French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik “agents of influence” that spread falsehoods about him during his election campaign â...
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Macron and Putin’s awkward first date
PARIS â The official line on the first meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin was that it was “frank” and “open” and covered Syria, Ukraine and a host of other topics â but the...
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7 Macron macho moments
PARIS â He may not ride horses bare-chested. He may not wrestle tigers or boast an impressive mustache. He may not have a black belt in judo. He doesn’t even own a Boeing 757 with his name on it....
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Trump gave Macron private cell phone number
PARIS â Breaking with diplomatic protocol, U.S. President Donald Trump exchanged cell phone numbers with French President Emmanuel Macron and asked him to call him directly, a Macron aide told...
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