French Populist Marine Le Pen Leads Field in Race to Replace President Macron
Marine Le Pen leads the polls for the next French presidential election and is now in a position to win the second round of voting.
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French Health Minister, Ex-PM Have Homes Raided in Coronavirus Investigation
French Health Minister Olivier Veran, former prime minister Edouard Philippe, and several other officials were raided by police as part of an investigation into the handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Public Officials in No-Go Paris Suburbs Offered ‘Loyalty Bonus’ for Staying Five Years
The government of French President Emmanuel Macron has offered public officials in Paris’s no-go suburbs a €10,000 bonus if they stay in the troubled area for at least five years.
French State Council: Ban on Public Worship Violates Religious Freedom
The French Council of State has ordered that a ban on public worship be lifted, ruling that it constitutes a “serious and manifestly unlawful attack” on freedom of worship.
Cannes Film Festival Postponed, Potentially to June or July
NEW YORK — France’s Cannes Film Festival, arguably the world’s most prestigious film festival and cinema’s largest annual gathering, has postponed its 73rd edition due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Paris: 21 Illegal Migrants Detained After 700 Storm Pantheon Demanding Papers
France on Saturday detained 21 African migrants who surged into the Pantheon in Paris to push their claims for regularised status, police said.
France Ramps up Bid to Return Stolen WWII Jewish Assets
PARIS, France — The French government said on Wednesday it had launched a project to return cultural artifacts stolen from Jews in World War II.
Modernists Defeated: French Government Forces Traditional Rebuild of Notre Dame
The French Senate has voted to reject the plans for rebuilding Notre Dame cathedral in Paris put forward by the French executive including President Emmanuel Macron who wanted an “inventive reconstruction”, mandating that the work must be traditional.
WATCH: ‘France Does Not Belong to the French!’ – Hundreds of Illegal Migrants Occupy French Airport
Hundreds of illegal migrants occupied the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in France, preventing people from boarding their flights and demanding to speak to Emmanuel Macron’s prime minister, Edouard Philippe.
France Looks to Tax Cuts to Calm Yellow Vest Protests
The French Government considering bold tax cuts as a means to address the concerns driving the Yellow Vest protest movement, which is now in its 21st week.
Yellow Vests: 15,000 Protesters, 100 Arrests, French PM Vows ‘Severe Punishment’
PARIS (AP) – French prime minister Edouard Philippe is vowing to “severely punish” the radicals responsible for rioting and setting fires around one of France’s richest neighbourhoods.
French State Has Arrested, Convicted 1,800 Yellow Vest Members So Far
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has revealed that there have been nearly 1,800 court convictions of activists who have taken part in the weekly Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) protests.
‘Relentless’ Siege: Anti-Semitic Acts in France up 69 Percent During 2018
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said anti-Semitic acts in France jumped by 69 percent in the first nine months of 2018, announcing the rise on Friday as Europe pauses to remember the 80th anniversary of the infamous “Kristallnacht” of Nazi attacks against Jews.
