With 90% of voters accounted for, President of France Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche! (Republic on the Move -LREM) and his MoDem ally head by François Bayrou had won 31.9 percent support, Interior Ministry results showed. The conservative party ‘Les Républicains and allied centre-right Union of Democrats and Independents held 18.9% the National Front 13.8% and the Socialists…
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Lowest turn out among French voters
The French President Emmanuel Macron brand new centrist party is close to an overwhelming majority in National Assembly after exit polls showed it topping the poll with 32% in the first round but with a low voter turnout. Less than half of electorate came to cast a ballot. https://twitter.com/PMPBreakingNews/status/873982769155756034 Macron’s centrist movement En Marche! …
Macron’s reforms depend on #legislatives2017
Today French voters cast their ballots in the first round of a parliamentary election, while pundits expect the centrist President Emmanuel Macron to receive strong majority needed to carry out his ambitious economic and social reforms he proposed. A voté. pic.twitter.com/sSbACiV7Nm — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 11, 2017 The vote to elect the lower…
Russia-France to co-operate defeating terrorism
“At most important task of our co-operation is the struggle against terrorism’, – said Vladimir Putin during his visit to Versailles, France. “The interests of Russia and France are above the opportunistic current politics” – underlined Putin. Путин: интересы России и Франции важнее текущей политической конъюнктурыhttps://t.co/GNJxXngNdw pic.twitter.com/UWKIMHjjTv — ТАСС (@tass_agency) May 29, 2017 “Mister President…
France-Russia civil societies to draw together
France and Russia will create a bilateral forum for civil societies, French President Emmanuel Macron said after his meeting with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. “We also wanted for our civil society representatives to have closer ties, a constructive dialogue and more exchanges. There already is such a mechanism between Germany and Russia. We would like to take…
Macron-Merkel to speed-up EU integration
During the visit to Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to draw a roadmap to deeper European Union integration and opened the door to changing the EU27 treaties to facilitate ambitious reforms. #Mercron is officially a thing 🇫🇷🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/j4BUMd347j — DW News (@dwnews) May 15, 2017 A day after Macron’s…
Macron to visit Merkel
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, is to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on 15 of May, on his first visit abroad. Germany is traditionally the first country newly elected French leaders pay a visit. Merkel and Macron will also give a joint press conference and will attend an official dinner, the German leader’s spokesman,…
Juncker criticizes French spending
High state spending in France is a problem,according to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who came up with the criticism one day after the candiate he openly favored – Emmanuel Macron – won the presidential election. “With France, we have a particular problem … The French spend too much money and they spend too much…
Merkel underlines unity with France
“Macron carries the hopes of millions of French people and also many in Germany and across Europe,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, adding she was “very pleased” by his victory. Millions of Europeans were counting on the success of incoming French president Emmanuel Macron, and vowed to help the latter tackle unemployment, Merkel told to…
Juncker congratulates Macron with victory
President of the European Commission congratulated Emmanuel Macron winning the presidential elections in France with an overwhelming majority of electorate: 65,5% votes. Juncker called Macron to work to work for “stronger” and “more just” Europe. Félicitations @EmmanuelMacron! Heureux que les Français aient choisi un avenir européen. Ensemble pour une #Europe plus forte et plus…
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