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There are many more articles in the corresponding French section, reflecting the range of discussions and point of views within the French (radical) Left, in addition to article on current political situation. Of course, these are... in French. To reach the French section, click on the “translation” button in the left column.
Despite the fact that prime minister Michel Barnier’s government was toppled by a vote of no confidence, Emmanuel Macron has no intention of changing course or adopting different political alliances. After much hesitation, he has tasked veteran centrist and key ally François Bayrou with forming (…)
How does the left in France confront the global “right-wing” turn? Can leftist organizations supporting Ukraine develop a common strategy? Researcher and longtime activist Catherine Samary discusses the role of the left in today’s French politics for [Posle (…)
The composition of the new French government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier was decided during all-male meetings between political representatives of the conservative and centre-right parties. And it shows, write Mediapart’s co-editor Lénaïg Bredoux and political correspondent Ellen Salvi in (…)
On Saturday President Emmanuel Macron appointed France’s most rightwing government in twelve years. All factions on the Right are represented in prime minister Michel Barnier’s team, even if this has meant disregarding the results of the parliamentary elections held back on July 7th. The (…)
‘The people have, through their own fault, lost the confidence of the government...Wouldn’t it then be simpler for the government to dissolve the people and elect another?’ Bertolt Brecht, ‘The Solution’, 1953
Brecht’s ironic lines have just been put into practice by French president Emmanuel (…)
This article was written for the South African magazine Amandla! It had to be very brief in order to respect the format of the publication. A much more developed contribution is in preparation, with the aim of addressing an international readership. The version below includes data and (…)
« The public rejected Macronism in the first round of the legislative elections, and the RN in the second. Now they are getting both. »
When Michel Barnier’s appointment as Prime Minister was announced on 5 September, many French voters experienced two simultaneous sensations which say a lot (…)
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has at last appointed a prime minister to break France’s political deadlock. In doing so he has handed the far right a major win.
The survival of Michel Barnier’s future government depends on the goodwill of the National Rally, the far-right party of (…)
Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as France’s prime minister, after securing Marine Le Pen’s agreement. The creation of a government reliant on her blessing is another step in the far right’s march toward power.
Michel Barnier during a speech at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, (…)
Michel Barnier, 73, the former European Union commissioner and Brexit negotiator, a member of France’s conservative Les Républicains party, was on Thursday appointed by President Emmanuel Macron as the country’s new prime minister. The move came after several days of discussions between Macron (…)
Tempest interviews Sylvestre Jaffard, member of the NPA-l’Anticapitaliste, about the French elections last month, their political impact on both the right and Left, and the prospects going forward.
Tempest: Given the success of the far right in the European elections, and how quickly the (…)
Pablo Stefanoni is a journalist, editor and author of ¿La rebeldía se volvió de derechas? (Has Rebellion Become a Thing of the Right?). Currently based in Paris, he spoke to Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal about the recent European and French elections — in (…)
What are the results of the parliamentary elections in France on 7 July 2024?
In the second round of France’s parliamentary elections on 7 July 2024, the National Rally (Rassemblement National -RN-) suffered a political defeat, even though it increased its number of MPs. The wager of the (…)
The Nouveau Front populaire (New Popular Front), a coalition built in just a few days by the left-wing parties (whereas they remained splintered at the recent European parliamentary elections), has just won 182 deputy seats in the French National Assembly, beating the Rassemblement national (RN) (…)
The French election was meant to bring victory for Marine Le Pen’s far right. But the New Popular Front rallied around a left-wing program for social change — allowing it to become the biggest force in the new National Assembly.
There is nothing inevitable about the rise of the far right, (…)
France’s establishment increasingly presents “Islamo-leftists” as the number one source of antisemitism while whitewashing the far right. A French Jewish activist explains why it is dangerous to counterpose the defense of Jews to that of other minorities.
he first round of France’s snap (…)
The far right is on the brink of an absolute majority following the first round of early parliamentary elections in France.
Whatever the absurd scenario imagined by Macron in announcing of the dissolution of the Assembly on the evening of the European elections, the practical effect is (…)
France’s president called snap elections to show the country was still behind him. It backfired massively — and last night’s first-round results suggest Marine Le Pen’s far right will dominate the new parliament.
The page is turning on Emmanuel Macron. After France went to the polls for the (…)
A collapse in support for the centre-right camp of President Emmanuel Macron, a stronger leftwing alliance and a potentially game-changing breakthrough by the far-right Rassemblement National ... as voters head for the ballot box today for the first round of what is both an uncertain and an (…)
The manifesto launch for Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National showed how far the party has dropped its welfarist promises. The far right is vaunting its pro-business credentials — and part of France’s corporate elite is warming to its message.
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire recently (…)
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