French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as prime minister almost two months after France’s snap elections ended in political deadlock. Mr Barnier, 73, is the EU’s former chief…
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France’s Macron says no political motive behind arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskFrench President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an…
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France’s Macron will keep centrist caretaker government on through Olympics
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskFrench President Emmanuel Macron said he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid “disorder,” brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nomination by the country’s leftist…
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (Jul 16) accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s government, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said. French…
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French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskFrance faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot but no group winning a majority. Voters…
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Far right bids for power as France holds parliamentary election
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskFrance holds a parliamentary run-off election on Sunday that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely…
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France’s ambassador in Niger ‘taken hostage,’ says President Macron
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskUnder Niger’s new military administration, France’s ambassador has effectively been “taken hostage,” said President Emmanuel Macron, reported French media on Friday evening. “In Niger, as I speak to you, we…