In an incredible turn of events, France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after less than three weeks in office, pushing France even further into unchartered territory
The new administration had been appointed less than 12 hours before resigning. French markets and the euro are taking a dive.
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Making the famed river swimmable is one of the final big projects Anne Hidalgo will inaugurate before she leaves office next year.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty taking part in a criminal association
Sarkozy permitted his "close collaborators" to try to obtain funds from Gadhafi's Libyan regime ahead of his presidential run in 2007, the court found
Aix-Marseille University, in the South of France, is looking to draw in U.S. researchers at risk of seeing their funding cut
Last week, its President Eric Berton even likened the situation to that of European academics who fled persecution by Nazi Germany
Grassroots populism VS. centrist-leaning social-liberalism
The French left has two very different options to try and stop a far-right takeover, with only one spot up for grabs.
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The far-right National Rally has never been more popular, and stands a realistic chance of winning the presidency when the next election is held in 2027
But it remains constantly dogged by legal troubles. I looked into why ⤵️
French police are currently raiding the far-right National Rally's headquarters
Prosecutors tell POLITICO that the raid concerns allegations of illegal campaign financing during the 2022 French presidential campaign, legislative elections and the 2024 European election
