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Ultranationalist Algerian influencers wage war on France

Ultranationalist Algerian influencers wage war on France

Several online activists have been arrested over the past few weeks for inciting violence. Some have TikTok accounts with more than 400,000 followers.

January 27, 2025 4:43 am CET
France’s Bayrou buys himself time with overture to Socialists
‘It’s a mess’: Macron’s inner circle in turmoil after top adviser says he’s resigning
Macron’s conservative allies warn against diluting pension reforms in 11th hour talks
4 things to watch for as French PM Bayrou faces first big test in parliament
Macron and Starmer to discuss Ukraine as Trump looms
13 times Elon Musk meddled in politics

13 times Elon Musk meddled in politics

January 8, 2025 4:00 am CET
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Macron says Ukraine needs to be ‘realistic’ on territorial issues

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the war quickly.

January 6, 2025 4:44 pm CET

Macron says Musk is backing a ‘new international reactionary movement’

The French president also said his country would remain a strong U.S. ally.

January 6, 2025 3:02 pm CET

How do you solve a problem like Elon Musk?

The “chameleon” tech billionaire is one of the most powerful politically connected people in the world. Europe’s governments are still working out how to deal with being on his bad side.

January 3, 2025 6:10 pm CET

The French left is finally eyeing a comeback

The Socialists have taken timid steps toward emancipation from far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

January 3, 2025 4:00 am CET

POLITICO’s most-read stories of 2024

Elections, war and porn: The stories that captured your attention over the past 12 months.

December 30, 2024 4:00 am CET

Russia’s Lavrov says France sought talks without including Kyiv

Paris retorts that it’s Moscow’s job to end the war it started, and insists any peace deal must be on Ukraine’s terms.

December 26, 2024 2:11 pm CET

France’s Le Pen: Macron is ‘done’ 

“He has lost his grip on the international scene, and is at odds with everyone,” the far-right leader said.

December 18, 2024 4:38 pm CET

New French Prime Minister François Bayrou off to a nightmarish start

Bayrou’s decision to stay on as mayor of a small city has drawn controversy as he struggles to negotiate with opposition parties.

December 18, 2024 4:17 pm CET

Macron skips EU summit to visit cyclone-hit island Mayotte

Authorities fear that several thousand could be dead after a devastating cyclone hit the French region in the Indian Ocean.

December 18, 2024 10:56 am CET

11 things to know about France’s new Prime Minister François Bayrou

One of Macron’s earliest supporters, Bayrou’s robust profile allows him to set himself apart from the president.

December 17, 2024 4:01 am CET

Macron can’t count on Meloni to kill the EU’s trade deal with South America

France hopes Italy can tip the scales against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Giorgia Meloni may have other ideas.

December 16, 2024 4:02 am CET

Macron picks François Bayrou as point man on France’s debt crisis

The appointment comes after Michel Barnier’s government was toppled last week in a battle over public finances.

December 13, 2024 12:45 pm CET
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Macron will name new prime minister on Friday

Macron has missed his own 48-hour deadline to appoint a successor to Michel Barnier.

December 12, 2024 7:56 pm CET

Poland’s Donald Tusk hits brake on Ukraine peacekeeping force

French President Emmanuel Macron’s truncated visit to Warsaw follows talks in Paris between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

December 12, 2024 3:18 pm CET

Is Le Pen about to blow up France?

France’s far-right leader must decide whether to wreck things or play nice — while keeping the 2027 presidential election firmly in her sights.

December 12, 2024 4:01 am CET

Macron working to strip far right of influence on next French government

The French president is trying to limit the far-right National Rally’s influence and find a way forward with the center left, but a path ahead remains elusive.

December 11, 2024 3:29 pm CET

Macron says he’ll name new PM in next 48 hours

It is unclear who will succeed Michel Barnier, whose government was toppled last week.

December 10, 2024 5:31 pm CET

Macron starts ‘pushing it to the max’ in search for deal

With the country’s political system crippled, the French president is pushing to persuade opposition leaders to compromise.

December 10, 2024 3:43 pm CET

After Trump was late, Zelenskyy-Macron trilateral was all smiles and handshakes

In Trump’s first trip abroad after the election, he arrived late to meet with Macron and gave the French president a characteristically intense greeting.

December 7, 2024 5:54 pm CET

Macron’s got a shiny new Notre Dame and it’s sure to dazzle Trump

The ancient Paris cathedral has been restored to its former glory. Saturday’s reopening ceremony will become just another chapter in the bromance between two presidents.

December 7, 2024 4:01 am CET

Macron to meet with Trump, Zelenskyy ahead of Notre Dame reopening

No meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy has yet been announced.

December 6, 2024 9:03 pm CET

Markets are rewarding Meloni for resisting French temptation

Yields on debt for the two countries are converging, thanks to instability in Paris and a Rome government that has managed to divide the opposition. 

December 6, 2024 8:02 pm CET

French Socialist leader extends olive branch to Macron as talks on next government begin

The left is under pressure after it toppled Prime Minister Barnier with the help of the far right.

December 6, 2024 11:59 am CET

Macron to Le Pen: I’m not going anywhere

The French president said he would appoint a new prime minister “in the coming days.”

December 5, 2024 10:33 pm CET
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