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France’s newly re-appointed PM names new Cabinet in bid to quell political turmoil

October 12, 2025 admin

Reappointed French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. | Photo Credit: AP France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government on Sunday (October 12, 2025), as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring businesses and staining the country’s image. The Cabinet includes several members who served…

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Macron aims to thwart French far right in election runoff

July 1, 2024 admin

France’s President Emmanuel Macron leaves the polling booth prior to cast his vote in the first round of parliamentary elections at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on June 30, 2024. A divided France is voting in high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen sweep…

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Far-right National Rally leads first voting round of French parliament elections – exit polls

June 30, 2024 admin

Supporters of Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally – RN) party candidate, celebrate after partial results in the first round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Henin-Beaumont, France, on June 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party was seen leading the first round…

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Thousands March In France Against Far Right Ahead Of Parliament Polls

June 15, 2024 admin

At least 150 marches were expected in cities including Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon and Lille. Paris: Thousands marched in Paris and cities across France on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of upcoming elections to the French parliament. Following the RN’s surge in last Sunday’s European elections, police said 350,000 people were…

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