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On the third and final day of his France visit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi visited the historic Mazargues Cemetery in Marseille with French President Emmanuel Macron and paid tribute to Indian soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II, many of whom are cremated there. Noting that freedom fighter Veer Savarkar…
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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron. | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged in his New Year’s address to the nation that his decision to dissolve parliament, casting France into a political crisis, backfired. “I must recognise tonight that the dissolution has, for the moment, brought more division in…
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Paris, France: Francois Bayrou, one of few political heavyweights to have stood by French President Emmanuel Macron since he came to power in 2017, now faces his biggest challenge after finally being promoted to prime minister. Bayrou, 73, heads the liberal Democratic Movement (MoDem) party which is allied to, but not part of, Macron’s centrist…
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Macron said two days ago he wanted to name a new head of government within 48 hours. Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed the nomination of a new prime minister until Friday morning, his office said on Thursday. Macron said two days ago he wanted to name a new head of government within 48…
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Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hosted three-way talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, discussing what the American president-elect termed a world that was a “little crazy”. Zelensky’s meeting with Trump just before the three men headed to Notre Dame for the re-opening ceremony of the great Paris cathedral was his…
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Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hosted three-way talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, discussing what the American president-elect termed a world that was a “little crazy”. Zelensky’s meeting with Trump just before the three men headed to Notre Dame for the re-opening ceremony of the great Paris cathedral was his…
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Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday vowed to name a new prime minister “in the coming days” after the resignation of Michel Barnier, whose government was toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament. In an address to the nation, Macron rejected calls from opponents to resign, saying he would remain president “fully” until the end…
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French President Emmanuel Macron. | Photo Credit: AP President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new Prime Minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier’s government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament. Poised to be contemporary France’s shortest-serving premier, Mr. Barnier met Mr. Macron at the Elysee…
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President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new prime minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier’s government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament. Poised to be contemporary France’s shortest-serving premier, Barnier met Macron at the Elysee Palace to submit his resignation, after the defeat in parliament…
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France’s hard-left also urged President Emmanuel Macron to hold early presidential elections. Paris: France’s hard left on Wednesday urged President Emmanuel Macron to resign and hold early presidential elections after lawmakers voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. “We are now calling on Macron to go,” Mathilde Panot, the head of the…
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