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French court to rule on Le Pen’s appeal with election bid at stake
[ad_1] A Paris court is due to deliver its verdict on Tuesday in far-right politician Marine Le Pen’s appeal against her conviction for embezzling…
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Europeans reeling as Trump threatens tariffs on 8 countries over Greenland dispute
[ad_1] Europeans were reeling Sunday from President Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland. The…
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AP mapping shows France’s poorest regions backing Le Pen’s party as support for Macron wanes
[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — The date was May 7, 2017. Addressing cheering supporters, the newly elected leader of France, Emmanuel Macron, made a promise…
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With Sarkozy in Prison, France Asks: Has the Judiciary Gone Too Far?
[ad_1] PARIS—French courts have delivered one shock ruling after another this year, testing the balance of power between the country’s fiercely independent judiciary and…
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France’s Macron to Name New PM, Shelving Threat of Snap Elections
[ad_1] PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron is moving to name a new prime minister rather than calling snap elections, an approach that buys time for the…
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France’s prime minister resigns, again, sparking call from far-right for new national elections
[ad_1] France’s government collapsed Monday after the country’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu tendered his resignation less than a day after appointing his cabinet. The…
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Left-wing surge foils far right but French election ends in deadlock
[ad_1] (CNN) — A left-wing alliance has won the most seats in the French parliament after tactical voting in Sunday’s second round election thwarted Marine Le Pen’s far-right…
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The Latest | France votes in pivotal runoff elections that could propel the far right to power
[ad_1] France is seeing high turnout Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally…
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French farmers plan ‘siege’ of Paris despite government concessions
[ad_1] The French government rushed to appease the country’s farmers on Sunday in a last-ditch bid to prevent a major blockade of the French…
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Macron goes all in with high-stakes reshuffle to combat far right
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has propelled rising star Gabriel Attal…
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I’m no lame duck, Macron says, vowing to stop Le Pen’s rise
[ad_1] PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron hit back Wednesday against speculation he has become a lame-duck president paving the way for the far…
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Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next?
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining…
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Geert Wilders is the EU’s worst nightmare
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. THE HAGUE — One line in Geert Wilders’ inflammatory pitch to Dutch…
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Germany’s far-right ‘firewall’ cracks
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — The political maneuver shaking Germany’s postwar democratic order involves a…
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France’s anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen
[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth…
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Macron bypassed parliament and angered French citizens. Setting the far-right up for a bounce
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images President Emmanuel Macron‘s controversial pension overhaul, pushed through by overriding the country’s…
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After Macron, le déluge
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Anyone looking at France right now could be forgiven for thinking the…
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Trump and Le Pen backed these Dutch farmers — now they’ve sprung an election shock | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — A farmers’ protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four years after…
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EU to Steve Bannon: You don’t scare us … anymore
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — The EU was “scared” of Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon during the European parliamentary election in 2019 — but…
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European far-right cheers over Qatar corruption scandal
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. For years, they’ve locked horns with EU leaders who accuse them of…