DEPECHE: The candidate of the Socialist party at power – Benoit Hamon (6,2%) acknowledged his defeat and called his voters to support the centrist Emmanuel Macron, to struggle against far right candidate Marine Le Pen (21,7%). ‘The Left is not dead’, – said Hamon, addressing his saddened militants. He is convinced that the values of…
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Polls: Macron leading the first round
DEPECHE: France, the first estimation after the closing of the polling stations: Emmanuel Macron – 23,7 % Marine Le Pen – 21,7% However the Front National party insists to wait until the final result, suggesting there might be a slight change in numbers.
France voting for the furture
France goes to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a dramatically polarized presidential election, crucial to the future of the European Union, and the destiny of the continent. Nearly 47 million voters will choose between a pro-EU centrist newcomer breaking away from the incumbent Socialist government, a scandal-ridden veteran conservative eager to…
Overseas France votes for President
The election of a future President of France has started overseas. Overseas France (France d’outre-mer) consists of all the French administered territories outside of the Euroepan continent. Présidentielle: le vote pour le premier tour a débuté outremer https://t.co/9Mh8uBs1BO #Presidentielle2017 pic.twitter.com/cOe5H8489C — Présidentielle 2022 (@_elections) April 22, 2017 The front-runners Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are…
Marine Le Pen to reform migration policy
Among 10 reforms priority reforms Marine Le Pen would carry out if elected a French President are those concerned mass migration as expulsion of all foreigners being monitored by intelligence services; stripping dual citizens of their French nationality when convicted of links with jihad; cutting the lower three income tax brackets by 10 percent; denying free…
France: ‘Exemplary’ migrant camp in ashes
A brawl between Afghans and Kurds is at the origin of the fire, said the prefect who came from Lille (Frnace) to assess the situation after the huge blaze at night reduced to a “cluster of ashes” the migrant camp run by NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). It was a shelter to 1,500 people, and…
#Marine for partnership with Kremlin in fight against terrorism
“First of all, it is necessary to establish co-operation between France and Russia, both in the field of culture and trade. The same applies to strategic partnership in many areas — in particular, the fight against terrorism and energy,”- the leader of Front National, and candidate for presidency Marine Le Pen said to Russia today TV channel, while visiting Moscow. Vladimir Putin met with…
Will EU impose censorship on Twitter?
This week the European consumer protection commissioner has proposed to the US social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc to amend their terms of service within one month or face fines, Reuters claims, referring to anonymous sources. U.S. technology companies have been already confronted with scrutiny in European Union for the way…
Marine for President without immunity
Modestly, the European Parliament official site does not mention the news making the headlines around the world: the MEPs lifted Marine Le Pen’s immunity from prosecution for tweeting photographs of the Islamic State (IS) violence scenes. Member of the European Parliament, Marine Le Pen is a leader of Front National party, and a front-runner for…
Juncker "melancholic" on the EU future
Anna van Densky, OPINION Launching a debate on the future of the European Union, and subsequently the entire continent, Jean-Claude Juncker – the president of the European Commission – has offered Five scenarios (5S), however none of them even hinted on a ‘catastrophic’ one – the case of French or/and Dutch citizens would follow #Brexit…
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