Tag: French politics
Is France right or left?
More and more French people are right-wing, but those who claim to be left-wing are increasingly proud of it. This is what emerges from the annual barometer of Humanity with…
The suspense continues for a new government, a place becomes available at the Quai d’Orsay
Michel Barnier continued his consultations on Monday 16 September to form a government. A difficult task for the new Prime Minister who aims to form a team ” plural ”…
The urgency of drafting the 2025 finance bill puts pressure on Matignon
Michel Barnier is still looking for his ministerial team, but time is running out. The 2025 finance bill that was due to be presented on October 1st could be postponed…
Will Michel Barnier succeed in forming a government this week?
He called for ” keep the olympic spirit “, but Michel Barnier continues to have difficulty forming his selection of champions for the government. The Prime Minister may say that…
Mitterrand and Africa (under the Fourth Republic)
Ideas With Thomas Deltombe, editor, independent researcher, specialist in relations between France and Africa, author of Africa First! When François Mitterrand Wanted to Save the French Empirea book published by…
RN is banking on new legislative elections in 2025 and a permanent campaign
Parliamentary back-to-school seminar and national council, the weekend of September 14-15 was studious for the National Rally (RN). And it’s not over: the far-right movement intends to be on all…
Barnier, what if his days were not numbered?
France has waited more than two months for the appointment of a new Prime Minister. And it is Michel Barnier who has finally been appointed at the end of a…
In France, François Ruffin against Jean-Luc Mélenchon, more than a dispute, a divorce
Tensions had been rising since midweek and the sensational statements of François Ruffin, when the deputy of the Somme, New Popular Front, had accused Jean-Luc Mélenchon of abandoning the working…
NFP seeks its way in the face of the RN’s proposal to repeal the pension reform
As the New Popular Front (NFP) prepares for the announcement of Michel Barnier’s government, the alliance of the left and the ecologists also has another hot topic to deal with.…
The Fête de l’Humanité “remains a meeting place for activists from various left-wing movements”
It is a political and cultural event of the left this weekend (September 13-14-15, 2024), with debates and political, cultural and festive meetings on the program. The Fête de l’Humanité…