“Renaissance is supporting a largely right-wing government whose survival depends on good will of National Rally,” Canfin said. He said he would remain as part of the party’s group in the European Parliament. Canfin was one of the few Renaissance officials who publicly urged Macron to work with the pan-left New Popular Front coalition to … Read more
Minister of Justice: Didier MigaudMinister for Territorial Partnerships and Decentralization: Catherine VautrinMinister of the Interior: Bruno RetailleauMinister of National Education: Anne GenetetMinister of Europe and Foreign Affairs: Jean-Noël BarrotMinister of Culture and Heritage: Rachida DatiMinister of Defense: Sébastien LecornuMinister of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate, and Risk Prevention: Agnès Pannier-RunacherMinister of Economy, Finance, and Industry: Antoine … Read more
His stance on immigration could prove critical in securing at least tacit support from the far right in parliament. Barnier is in the right-wing Republicans party and has in the past proposed “putting a stop to non-European immigration for three to five years,” a stance close to Le Pen’s own. “It’s undeniable that Michel Barnier seems … Read more
“She has shown a great deal of political opportunism,” Alphand said. “The Eiffel Tower was not made to hang anything and everything on it.” Paris 2024 sold the French public on hosting the Games by vowing to make them the “greenest in history,” pledging to use mostly preexisting infrastructure for sustainability purposes and to keep … Read more
The leftist alliance secured a surprise victory in France’s snap elections, which Macron called after the far right’s triumph in the European elections in June. Despite finishing first, however, the New Popular Front fell far short of an absolute majority. The French Greens, the Communists and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed movement all called on their … Read more
Both the prime minister and the president of the Republic hold executive power in the French political system. But there is a reason why the names and the faces of French presidents are famous worldwide while the profile of French prime ministers usually doesn’t extend past the country’s borders. The prime minister and his ministers … Read more
France is a right-wing country and should have a right-wing prime minister, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy believes. This summer’s snap French election and European Parliament election have shown that France is right-wing, and the parties on the right must assume responsibility, Sarkozy, who was president from 2007-2012, said in an interview with Le Figaro. … Read more
On Monday, which happened to be Mélenchon’s birthday, Greens leader Marine Tondelier dismissed the impeachment call and warned against the risk that the left-wing “polyphony should not become a cacophony.” While Socialist leader Olivier Faure also distanced himself from Mélenchon’s impeachment call, some within his party are increasingly warning against the extreme positions of the … Read more
This type of consultation is an unusual exercise in French politics, at least in recent years, as the president could appoint a prime minister from the same political camp, knowing that the candidate would earn the parliament’s support. But things are different this time as, following a snap election in July, none of the country’s … Read more
But while progressives may take some heart from this democratic alliance in the short-term, a lot more needs to be done than simply oppose. To win, democratic mainstream parties have to develop a new radical centrism. They need an injection of fresh ideas, fresh faces and a willingness to act on voters’ priorities with courage … Read more
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