Bruno Retailleau elected president of the Républicains with 74.3% of the vote
The Minister of the Interior wins by a wide margin over Laurent Wauquiez and becomes the natural candidate of the Right for 2027.
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Panot/Aubry MPs transport abortion pills to Poland
Mathilde Panot, French MP, and Manon Aubry, MEP (LFI), filmed themselves transporting abortion pills to Poland, a country where voluntary interruption of pregnancy is severely restricted. A militant act which is not without legal risks.
Marine Le Pen ineligible : a political earthquake
Marine Le Pen was sentenced on Monday by the Paris Criminal Court to five years’ ineligibility with immediate execution, together with a four-year prison sentence, two of which were suspended, and a fine of 100,000 euros. She will therefore be ineligible to stand for the 2027 presidential election.
Matignon: Macron in search of a concubine
The President wants to find the rare gem for Matignon who won’t be thrown out at the first motion of censure. A man or woman with whom he can live out two years of happy concubinage.
The Republic and the People
Viewpoint. Our Republic is in a bad way: it’s drifting away from the people it should emanate from, and the people should always be, directly or indirectly, a key player, according to the former Secretary of State for the Budget.
Macron is trapped in a crisis of his own making
The political crisis triggered by the results of the European and parliamentary elections is in danger of rapidly descending into chaos. The French are incensed by the irresponsible behavior of the President of the Republic.
Pensions: political struggle in the Assembly
Opposition to pension reform is taking a political turn with the examination of the bill … Read more
The Macronists and the Goncourt 2018… A gag?
Point-of-view. The former Secretary of State for the Budget was astonished that men and women close to Macron would admire a book that, nevertheless, brocaded their president and his reforms.