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by Sylvie Groult / Guy Jackson Agence France Presse French voters went back to the polls on Sunday for the first round of parliamentary elections that are tipped to give President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party a commanding majority. Polling stations opened across France at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) and voting will continue in the largest cities until 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) with exit polls released immediately afterwards. Macron has enjoyed a smooth start in the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Donald Trump had made a historic error Thursday by abandoning the Paris climate agreement, and urged frustrated United States climate scientists and entrepreneurs to come and work in France. And cheekily adapting the nationalist slogan used by Trump on his election campaign trail, Macron urged defenders of the climate to “make our planet great again.” In a TV address broadcast both in French and English, Macron […]
by Hervé Asquin / Clare Byrne Agence France Presse VERSAILLES, France (AFP) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sought to improve their countries’ strained ties Monday during talks at Versailles palace the French leader described as “extremely frank.” Their first meeting since Macron took office provided another test of the Frenchman’s diplomatic skills after his memorable vice-grip handshake last week with United States President Donald Trump. This time, the handshake […]
by Hervé Asquin Agence France Presse France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday held their first meeting since the French leader came to office, with differences on Ukraine and Syria in full view. Macron welcomed Putin to the splendor of the Versailles palace outside Paris with a perfunctory handshake — after the 39-year-old made a point of outlasting United States President Donald Trump when they clasped hands at the North Atlantic Treaty […]
by Céline Le Prioux Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Freshly elected French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are the new power couple leading the charge against anti-European populists and trying to put the struggling European Union back on track, analysts say. French legislative elections in June could endorse Macron’s message of change, giving him a real power base, while the long-serving Merkel faces polls in September that she is expected to […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has named little-known parliamentarian Edouard Philippe from the rightwing Republicans party as his first prime minister, his office announced Monday. The choice of Philippe, a 46-year-old from the northern port city of Le Havre, will be seen as an attempt by Macron to attract other moderates to his new centrist Republique En Marche party (Republic on the Move, REM).
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged French election winner Emmanuel Macron to bridge deep rifts and work together in the face of the “growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism.” “The citizens of France entrusted you to lead the country in a difficult period for Europe and for the entire world community. The growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism is accompanied by an escalation of local conflicts and the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his French election victory during a call on Monday, the White House said. He spoke with “the French president-elect to congratulate him on his victory,” White House spokesperson Sean Spicer said. The Republican president had tweeted his congratulations to the 39-year-old centrist Macron on Sunday, saying he looked forward to working with him.
https://youtu.be/HFT2bR1XUUQ The 39-year-old centrist Emmanuel Macron has become France’s youngest president. Founder of the independent ‘On the Move’ movement, has shaken up France’s traditional political divide. He’s won over fellow centrist Francois Bayrou, a leading ecologist, some of Chirac’s ex-ministers and several socialist party heavyweights, including former prime minister Manuel Valls. Macron had never held elected office prior to the election. He was working as an investment banker when he was hired in 2012 […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – Pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron stormed to victory in the French presidential election on Sunday, roundly defeating his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in a run-off vote. Here is a selection of comments from world leaders and other political heavyweights on Macron’s election victory. – United States – “Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his big win today as the next President of France. I look very much forward to working with him!” President […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark stock index rose 1.35 percent at the start Monday after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron swept his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election. The Nikkei 225 added 263.31 points to sit at 19,709.01, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 1.22 percent, or 18.85 points, to 1,569.15. Markets breathed a sigh of relief as the vote result effectively eliminates any risk of France […]
