Jul 04 Days before high-stakes French election, government spokesperson attacked on campaign trail By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot, was assaulted by a group of people on Wednesday evening while putting up election posters near Paris. Several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail… Continue reading
Jul 02 French opposition parties make deals in attempt to block landslide victory for far-right National Rally By Barbara Surk, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in Sunday’s second round of legislative elections. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:06 What’s next for France after far-right wins big in 1st round of snap elections By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi France is closer than ever in its modern history to being governed by the far-right. Parliamentary elections are the country’s most consequential in decades and will have implications across Europe and for the United States. Nick Schifrin discussed the first… Continue watching
Jul 01 France’s far-right leads after the 1st round of snap elections. How do runoffs work, and what’s next? By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press If the National Rally or another political force than his centrist alliance gets a majority, President Emmanuel Macron will be forced to appoint a prime minister belonging to that new majority. Continue reading
Jun 30 French voters flock to polls in high-stakes snap elections as support for the far right grows By Barbara Surk, Helena Alves, Associated Press Turnout stood at an unusually high 59 percent with three hours to go before polls close. The two-round elections that wrap up July 7 could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine and the management of France’s nuclear arsenal and global military… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 2:51 News Wrap: Harris announces $1.5 billion aid package for Ukrainian infrastructure In our news wrap Saturday, Vice President Harris pledged aid for Ukraine’s hard-hit energy sector at a peace summit in Switzerland, eight Israeli soldiers died in an explosion in southern Gaza, nearly 2 million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat for… Continue watching
Jun 12 France’s Macron defends snap election decision, urges voters to defeat far-right at the polls By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parliamentary elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote, insisting on Wednesday that voters will ultimately choose the “progressive bloc" over the far-right. Continue reading
Jun 09 Macron dissolves France’s National Assembly, calls snap election after defeat in EU vote By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the… Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Biden and French President Macron affirm close alliance during state visit in Paris By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press President Joe Biden said France was America's “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 8:02 Veterans, world leaders gather in Normandy to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion By Malcolm Brabant World leaders visited Normandy, France, to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings ushered in the bloody final chapter of World War II. Both President Biden and French President Macron extolled the uncommon valor of ordinary men and women who… Continue watching