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POLITICS5d agoFrance's Macron leads congratulations for Bolsonaro's presidential win in BrazilFrench President Emmanuel Macron was among the world leaders on Monday to hail Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's re-election as Brazil's president.RFI [en]
POLITICS6d agoMarine Le Pen begins ‘great battle for France’ with presidential campaign launchRight-wing populist has seen poll boost following unrestIrish Times World
POLITICS6d agoSilent, tense and barricaded, Orléans reveals a deeply divided FranceLe Pen launches presidential campaign amid security lockdown and protestIrish Times World
POLITICS6d agoThe narrative battle over France’s unrestStudent protests, police violence and French media obsessed with 'barbarians'.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoLe Pen casts herself as protector of France as troubles swirlThe front-runner ahead of the 2027 presidential election is under pressure to reassure voters as turmoil grips France.Politico Europe
POLITICS6d agoFrance’s Le Pen vows to restore ‘rule of law’ at presidential campaign launchMarine Le Pen, France’s far-right candidate to succeed President Emmanuel Macron next year, vowed in her first campaign speech on Sunday to “restore the rule of law” if elected next year. Le Pen - the front runner in the polls - seems to be benefiting from the convulsions France has been going through for weeks, punctuated by mass cost-of-living rallies and some violent clashes on Saturday and the previous week. “We are going to restore the rule of law,” she said, after looting and arson on the...South China Morning Post
POLITICS6d agoFrance’s Le Pen vows national ‘renewal’ in campaign launchFar-right leader casts herself as only presidential candidate able to restore order and unityFinancial Times
POLITICS6d agoFrance: Le Pen seeks to leverage unrest in presidential campaign kick-offMarine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicked off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest. Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London, Andrew Smith, shares further analysis.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance: 1.314 arrested during protests across the countryFrance saw another day of nationwide protests on Saturday, with more than 400,000 people taking to the streets over the rising cost of living and school funding. Most marches remained peaceful, a week after riots and looting hit several cities. However, police say more than 1,300 people were arrested nationwide as violence broke out on the sidelines of demonstrations. Caroline Baum has more.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoIn pictures: Initially peaceful protests across France over inequality again descend into violenceProtests over inequality and living costs drew an estimated 410,000 people across France, with clashes in several cities for a second straight weekend.CNBC
POLITICS6d agoFrance: Le Pen launches presidential campaign in OrleansFar-right leader Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign today. The National Rally candidate is due to deliver her first campaign speech in Orléans, addressing around 10,000 party members. Police were controlling traffic entering the city this morning, following a large anti-far-right demonstration on Saturday, where thousands of protesters marched chanting anti-fascist slogans.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance protests draw 400,000 as unrest threatens Macron’s final monthsSeeking Alpha Tech
POLITICS6d agoOver 1,000 arrested in France after a day of mostly peaceful protestsThere were clashes after night fall as police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in a number of cities.Africanews [en]
POLITICS6d agoHundreds of thousands march across Francesierraleonetimes.com · Sierra Leone
POLITICS6d agoHundreds of thousands march across Francejapanherald.com · Japan
POLITICS6d agoFrance: Hundreds arrested after nationwide protestsDW News [en]
POLITICS6d agoA Day After Renewed Street Clashes in France, Relief and Anxiety MixWhile the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters and France’s fraught politics suggest unrest could grow.NYT World
POLITICS6d agoOver 1,300 arrests following clashes after a new day of mass protests across FranceBBC Afrique
POLITICS6d agoFrance sees another weekend of mass protests with nearly 1 , 000 detainedFrance experienced another weekend of widespread protests, resulting in nearly 1,000 detentions. This highlights ongoing civil unrest and public discontent in the country.egyptindependent.com · Egypt
POLITICSBREAKING6d agoAt least 1,300 people arrested in mass weekend protests across FranceAt least 1,300 people were arrested on the sidelines of Saturday's protests across France and at least 50 officers and three protesters were hurt, the interior ministry said Sunday. The arrests occurred as clashes broke out on the margins of largely calm demonstrations in major cities over the high cost of living.France 24 [en]
POLITICSBREAKING6d ago1,314 protesters arrested in France over unrestThe arrests occurred as violence broke out on the margins of mass demonstrations in major cities on Saturday over the high cost of living. The post 1,314 protesters arrested in France over unrest appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICS6d agoHundreds of thousands march across FranceHundreds of thousands of people have marched across France. This signifies widespread public mobilization and potential civil unrest or major public expression on a significant issue.greekherald.com · Greece
POLITICS6d agoFrance reports 1,314 arrests after protests as police defend security operationPolice arrested 1,314 people and 53 officers were injured during Saturday’s protests across France, the interior ministry said on Sunday, as authorities defended a reinforced security operation aimed at keeping marches safe and protecting shops.RFI [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance dodges rerun of looting and riots after security boostFrench government deployed some 70,000 security officials, including elite anti-terror forcesIrish Times World