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France’s former president and other lawmakers start talks to see who can form the next government
Toronto Star· 6 days agoFormer Socialist President Francois Hollande and other newly elected lawmakers from the leftist...
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in husband's illicit campaign financing case
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoCarla Bruni-Sarkozy is charged with witness tampering in her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign...
French election: it’s impossible to know what sort of government might emerge from the current state...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoFrench politics is semi-presidential, meaning that there are two executive figures: a president and...
Newly elected French lawmakers enter into talks to see who can form the next government
Toronto Star· 6 days agoNewly elected lawmakers arrived Tuesday at the National Assembly, France’s lower house of...
France’s leftist coalition demands the right to form a government after fractured parliament vote
Toronto Star· 6 days agoThe leftist coalition that won the most seats in France’s National Assembly in surprise results...
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering
BBC News· 5 days agoFrance's former first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has been charged over an election funding scandal dating back to 2007 involving cash from the then...
French parties begin talks on forming government after chaotic election
Stroud News and Journal· 6 days agoPresident Emmanuel Macron has asked his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to continue handling day-to-day affairs, less than three weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics. Sunday’s election ...
The Potential Contenders to Become France’s New Prime Minister
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days ago(Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron plunged France into political disarray with snap elections...
Le Pen-Bashing Greens Leader Grabs Spotlight in French Turmoil
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days ago(Bloomberg) -- In French politics, the passionate leader of the Green Party is known as “the other...
France Learns a New Word: Ungovernable
New York Times· 7 days agoFar from producing a “clarification,” President Emmanuel Macron’s snap election has yielded a muddle that could take months to sort out. Instead of...