Tag: France

Trump celebrates US-France friendship

‘It’s a wonderful national celebration and we look forward to participating in it,” -said the US President Donal Trump ahead of the 14th July parade at joint press conference with Mr. Macron at the presidential palace of the Elysee . “Our two nations are united, together forever, by the spirit of the revolution and the…

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Philippe supports ‘orderly’ Brexit talks

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said that any talks with Britain over its future relationship with the European Union would come only after “orderly” talks over its exit from the bloc have been conducted. “Conducting orderly negotiations over the United Kingdom’s exit will be a pre-requisite for the future relationship’s framework,” Philippe told during his…

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Calais Jungle brawls stopped by riot police

Riot police engaged to break up clashes among some a hundred of African migrants armed with sticks and rocks in the northern French city of Calais during the weekend, local police said, following similar brawls the night before. (Photo: illustration) 16 injured in mass brawl between African migrants in #Calais https://t.co/n9emxrQUBf pic.twitter.com/oSrKsyqBKe — RT (@RT_com) July 1, 2017…

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Le Pen elected to National Assembly

Front National leader Marine Le Pen has won her first French parliamentary seat in a vote that was dominated by President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist movement En Marche! Le Pen addressed her political family and electorate immediately after the announcement of the results. 📣 RT ! "Ce soir sont élus, d'ores et déjà, 6 députés du @FN_officiel…

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Macron’s En Marche! triumph at National Assembly

French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party won a massive majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, June, 18, early projections showed, dominating the country’s traditional forces in a dramatic re-drawing of the political map. Macron’s year-old Republic on the Move (REM) and their allies were set to win between 355 and 425 seats in the 577-seat…

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France elects National Assembly

Turnout could touch record lows in the second round of the legislative elections in France in a sign of voter fatigue after seven months of campaigning and voting, but also of disillusionment and dismay with traditional political parties, marginalised within months of Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to presidency. The start-up En Marche! LREM is barely more…

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EU27 hopes UK cancells Brexit last minute

Days before the start of Brexit negotiations the President of France Emmanuel Macron expressed hope the UK will reconsider its decision to leave the block. Votre venue @theresa_may incarne le lien qui unit nos deux pays, la mémoire et la projection vers l'avenir. pic.twitter.com/viBogszlaF — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 13, 2017 In the gardens of…

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May to involve Macron in online conterterrorism strategy

Today Prime Minister Theresa May and President of France Emmanuel Macron will engage in discussion on counter-terrorism,  returning to May’s election campaign pledge to tackle online extremism following two attacks in Manchester and London that killed 30 people, the Prime Minister spokesperson said ahead of May’s visit to France. Britain and France will join forces…

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Macron conquers National Assembly

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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