France’s “beautiful dream” fades as Games give way to political deadlock
Paris, France Reuters The Paris Olympics delivered a dazzling summertime success that charmed the world and reaffirmed French national pride. But the hangover will be tough. With Sunday’s closing ceremony over, President Emmanuel Macron must now deal with a self-created political crisis that he had swept under the carpet until the Games were over. French […]
Year of elections: How polls around the world are set to reshape global politics
MARK JOHN, SUMANTA SEN and ANAND KATAKAM, of Reuters, report on some of the key issues at play in elections taking place around the world this year…
Go vote, parties tell French voters ahead of cliffhanger runoff
Paris, France Reuters Parties across the political spectrum urged French voters to vote massively on Sunday to tilt the outcome either way as opinion polls forecast the far-right would be the largest party but fall short of an absolute majority. Marine Le Pen’s eurosceptic, anti-immigration National Rally (RN) topped the parliamentary election’s first round with […]
High costs, safety worries hurt Paris Games bookings
London, UK/New York, US Reuters Spiralling travel and accommodation costs, French political tumult and security concerns are discouraging many sports fans and visitors from attending the Paris Olympic Games this summer. Cities that win a coveted chance to host the world’s biggest sporting event often do so on expectations that they will attract throngs of […]
France’s far-right seen falling short of majority in run-off, poll shows
Paris, France Reuters Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) will not win a majority of seats in next Sunday’s parliamentary run-off election, according to a poll on Wednesday, suggesting efforts by French mainstream parties to block the far right might work. A Harris Interactive poll for Challenges magazine – the first to be published after […]
Far right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
Paris, France Reuters Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week’s run-off. The RN was seen winning around 34 per cent of the vote, exit […]
Campaigning takes off in France for snap election in two weeks
Paris, France Reuters Campaigning kicked off on Monday for France’s snap parliamentary election, which opinion polls suggest the far-right National Rally will win ahead of a left-wing alliance, with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group trailing in third. Political uncertainty has triggered heavy selling of French bonds and stocks since Macron unexpectedly called the election after […]
France’s top presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what?
Paris, France AP France’s presidential race involves one frontrunner, centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron, and eleven challengers from the far left to the far right. The two top candidates in Sunday’s first round qualify for the 24th April runoff. Here’s a look at the main contenders’ key proposals. French President Emmanuel Macron and centrist candidate for reelection delivers […]