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E.U. Warns France Over ‘Excessive’ Deficit, Adding to Political Risks
New York Times· 21 hours agoThe rebuke for breaking European Union rules that require strict financial discipline comes two...
EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign
Stamford Advocate· 21 hours agoThe European Union's executive arm on Wednesday criticized France for running up excessive debt, a...
French protesters turn out to oppose far-right shift ahead of snap election
KPBS San Diego· 5 days agoFrom Paris to Toulouse, some 300,000 people took to the streets of France on Saturday urging voters...
French far-right leader Bardella slams Mbappe on election comments
Reuters· 2 days agoFrench far-right leader Jordan Bardella criticised star footballer Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday for his...
France Braces For Frenetic Campaign As Mbappe Warns Against Extremes
International Business Times· 4 days agoThe alliance led by centrist Macron, who called the snap polls some three years early after the far...
A hard-right 28-year-old could soon be France’s PM
The Economist· 3 days agoA DECADE AGO Jordan Bardella was a mere teenager, spending hours after school firing at enemy combatants on “Call of Duty” video games. Today the...
Absentee voters in France scramble to make their voices heard in high-stakes legislative election
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoThe Interior Ministry said Tuesday that it counted 410,000 such requests in the first week after...
Far-right leader Bardella says he needs absolute majority to govern France effectively
Reuters· 2 days agoFar-right party leader Jordan Bardella called on French voters on Tuesday to give his party an...
How political “cohabitation” works in France
The Economist· 2 days agoUNDER THE modern French republic, founded by Charles de Gaulle in 1958, elections to the country’s presidency and parliament take place at different...
Opinion | France, teetering on the brink
Washington Post· 18 hours agoFor years, she told me, local officials from other political parties ignored invitations to farmers’ meetings and agricultural fairs. National Rally’s...