Mass protests oppose Macron’s naming of far-right government in France
Mélenchon’s strategy of uniting with Macron in the name of blocking the rise of the far right proved disastrous for the working class, paving the way for the forming of a far right government.
Protesters rally in France against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across France, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a power grab the president’s appointment of a new prime minister, Michel Barnier.
Macron finally picked a prime minister. But can he govern France?
The end of the Olympics also closed out the feel-good limbo that had frozen French politics. Now President Emmanuel Macron and his newly chosen prime minister will have to figure out how to govern a France that looks on the verge of ungovernability.
Macron’s naming of a right-wing government in France and the bankruptcy of Mélenchon
By allying with Macron and falsely promoting him as an enemy of neo-fascism, Mélenchon’s New Popular Front created conditions for Macron to assemble a government backed by the far right.
Over 100,000 protest in France against Macron’s choice of new centre-right prime minister
Macron on Thursday appointed Barnier, a 73-year-old former foreign minister.
French fume at Macron’s pick for PM
Thousands of protesters marched across France on Saturday, furious over President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of center-right politician Michel Barnier as prime minister.
Thousands protest in France over President Macron's choice of conservative PM
Michel Barnier was appointed despite a left wing coalition majority in recent election
Just over half of French satisfied with Macron's choice of Barnier as PM, poll finds
An Ifop poll commissioned by the French weekly Journal du Dimanche found that 52 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with newly appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who was named by Emmanuel Macron after two months of political deadlock.
Who Is Jean-Luc Melenchon? All About The New Popular Front Leader
Jean-Luc Melenchon, born on August 19, 1951, in Tangier, Morocco, is the son of a postmaster and a primary school teacher ...
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Protests have erupted in France following the appointment of Michel Barnier as the new prime minister. Left-wing political parties, whose candidate Lucie Castets was rejected by President Emmanuel ...
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French Left Is Fermenting on an Impeachment Bid Against Macron
Revenge, in French politics, is a dish best served with cold bureaucratic maneuvers designed to trap one’s opponent like a ...
Jean-Luc Mélenchon says they will vote new French PM out
Leader of France Unbowed Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticised the fact that France’s new PM Michel Barnier “lost the election but he ...
Jean-Luc Mélenchon in leather and a rosette. Does anyone care?
COLUMN. The day after Michel Barnier was appointed French prime minister on September 6, the leader of the radical-left party ...
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OPINION: The 3-year battle for the soul of the French left has begun
The French Left thinks ahead - it is already fighting the 2027 Presidential election, writes . Or rather, the Left being the ...
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French left splits again after Mélenchon calls for Macron’s impeachment
The French left is divided, again. Part of the French left is embarrassed by radical firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s call to impeach President Emmanuel Macron, showing that France’s left-wing ...
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Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has charged that the June-July election had been 'stolen from the French'
Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has charged that the June-July election had been 'stolen from the French' ...
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French Interior Minister Ices Mélenchon’s Economic Plans
In the aftermath of Sunday’s legislative elections, in which Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s hard-left “New Popular Front” (NFP) won the most seats, the coalition floated a 90 percent income tax on ...