Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Macron to meet opposing parties

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A meeting with the opposition is scheduled after French President Emmanuel Macron failed to win a majority in the general election. Macron’s government is now under pressure to gain support from its rivals to implement its reform agenda. But neither Marine Le Pen’s far-right alliance nor Jean-Luc Melanchon’s Green Left alliance are willing to work with him. A meeting with the opposition is scheduled … Read more

President Macron sworn in for a second term

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Despite substantial resistance to his pro-business policies and a promise to raise the retirement age, Macron won 58.5 percent of the vote in the second round against the far-Marine right’s Le Pen. On Saturday, Emmanuel Macron was sworn in as France’s president for a second term at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, which was … Read more