Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by BREDOUX Lénaïq, SALVI Ellen
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 (…)
, by ESCALONA Fabien
The new French government is the most rightwing in France for more than a decade despite the fact that the leftwing alliance, the Nouveau Front Populaire, won more seats in July’s parliamentary elections than any other political group. Mediapart’s Fabien Escalona argues in this op-ed article (…)
, by RAMDANI Ilyes
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 (…)
, by CREMIEUX Léon
‘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 (…)
, by ROUSSET Pierre
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 (…)
, par GODIN Romaric
« 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 (…)
, by CAULCUTT Clea
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 (…)
, by BRODER David
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, (…)
, by SALVI Ellen
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 (…)
, by KENNEDY Hank
Hank Kennedy writes on the transphobia of once-prominent British leftist, George Galloway, and explores the convergence of the far right and sections of the Left around a familiarly hateful “family values.”
Although you wouldn’t know it from the tut-tutting of outraged conservatives, it seems (…)
, par CALFUQUIR Julian-Nicolas
France’s elections in July handed a surprise first place to the New Popular Front, which is now demanding the right to govern. To really change the country, it needs to broaden its base of support among nonvoters and the working class.
Lucie Castets (L), candidate of the New Popular Front for (…)
, by JAFFARD Sylvestre, Tempest
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 (…)
, by ROUGET Antton
In order to host the 2024 Olympic Games, which were officially opened in Paris on Friday evening, the public authorities in France caved in to the demands of the International Olympic Committee. Yet, argues Mediapart’s Antton Rouget in this op-ed article, the IOC is a clannish organisation that (…)
, by FUENTES Federico, STEFANONI Pablo
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 (…)
There are two precedents: the International Olympics Committee’s treatment of Russia for the ongoing Ukraine war, and its 1970 expulsion of Apartheid South Africa.
The Olympics get underway in Paris shortly and there is growing consternation in France and around the world at the impending (…)
, by BOFFEY Daniel, CHRISAFIS Angelique
Barricades and restricted zones set up as city centre experiences militarisation not seen since second world war
Police officers stroll past the Eiffel Tower as Paris gets ready for the start of the Olympics. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAParis transformed into city of metal and QR codes as (…)
, par FIDH, MOGWE Alice
In an open letter to Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has urgently called for immediate and effective measures in response to the escalating and deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian (…)
France’s nuclear arsenal has remained stable over the past decade and contains approximately 290 warheads. This number is slightly lower compared to past Nuclear Notebook estimates because a small number of warheads previously thought to be spares or in maintenance are no longer counted as (…)
, by McKENNA Anne Toomey
The 2024 Paris Olympics is drawing the eyes of the world as thousands of athletes and support personnel and hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe converge in France. It’s not just the eyes of the world that will be watching. Artificial intelligence systems will be watching, (…)
, by TOUSSAINT Éric
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 (…)
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