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Who is Francois Bayrou, France’s Fourth Prime Minister In 12 Months

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Who is Francois Bayrou, France’s Fourth Prime Minister In 12 Months

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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French PM Barnier says he will name his government next week

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French PM Barnier says he will name his government next week

New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier. | Photo Credit: AP French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) that he will form his new government next week, potentially capping one period of political uncertainty ahead of a likely fight over the 2025 budget. President Emmanuel Macron picked Mr. Barnier, a 73-year-old conservative…

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

French lawmakers on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in…

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