Tag: French politics
“Anti-Semitic acts have increased significantly” 10 years after the Hyper Cacher attack
On January 9, 2015, four customers of a Hyper Kosher frequented by the Jewish community were killed during a hostage taking led by Amédy Coulibaly. Ten years later, there were…
towards an agreement with the left on pensions?
In France, this is the concession that could convince the left not to censor the government during the budget vote: the suspension of the controversial pension reform. As François Bayrou’s…
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: “He made provocation a political strategy”
Jean-Marie Le Pen, historic figure of the far right, died this Tuesday at the age of 96. His life was punctuated by shocking sentences which sometimes (often) caused him legal…
a “prominent character” among supporters of the National Rally
While he had been “ousted” from the party ten years ago in a conflict context with his daughter Marine Le Pen who took up the torch, what did Jean-Marie Le…
contrasting reactions from the French political class
Former leader of the National Front Jean-Marie Le Pen died this Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the age of 96, his family announced. Contrasted political reactions are pouring in. 3…
Charlie Hebdo, 10 years later: “The stage remains the last place of total freedom of expression”
Everyone remembers the attack on Charlie Hebdo ten years ago. This January 7 is a day of contemplation in France in memory of the 12 people killed that day by…
more than ten years of journalistic investigation by Mediapart, a trial and a film
“No one understands anything”, the title of the film, a bit provocative, is taken from a declaration by Nicolas Sarkozy at the Figaro Magazinein August 2023: “ The French are…
Nicolas Sarkozy’s trial opens after fourteen years of scandals and accusations
Did Nicolas Sarkozy receive money from former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance the campaign that brought him to the Élysée? The question is at the heart of the trial…
In Mayotte, Marine Le Pen as “spokesperson” for residents and critic of the government
Arriving this Sunday, January 5 in Mayotte, the leader of the deputies of the National Rally hears “ listen » its inhabitants for two days, judging that the reconstruction plan…
2025: Will Macron continue to pay the price of dissolution?
Is 2025 going to be as chaotic for Emmanuel Macron as 2024 marked by the explosion of a dissolution which caused political instability in France. Will the Head of State…