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New French PM faces first no confidence motion

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New French PM faces first no confidence motion

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during a ceremony organised by the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) to pay tribute to the victims of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, on the event’s first anniversary, in Paris, on October 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier…

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New Popular Front | France’s ‘republican dam’

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New Popular Front | France’s ‘republican dam’

In a development that has stunned most political observers, the New Popular Front (Nouveau Front Populaire, or NFP), a leftwing coalition, has won the most number of seats in France’s legislative elections that concluded on July 7. It secured 182 seats, defeating both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble (168), and the far-right National Rally…

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