Emmanuel Macron
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'Expat voters could fuel backlash against government at next election'
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Protégé in Paris: will Macron's new PM rejuvenate flagging presidency?
Today's Big Question Gabriel Attal, 34, chosen in bid to 'rein in the right' but could overshadow the president
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Gerard Depardieu: France takes sides over disgraced actor
Why everyone's talking about Despite numerous accusations many prominent people, including President Macron, have rallied to actor's cause
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Ils versus ielles: the battle over the French language
Under the radar President Macron has decided to wade in over the fight to make French more inclusive
By The Week UK Published
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Niger coup: is this the end of French influence in Africa?
Today's Big Question Emmanuel Macron’s wish to reset ties between Paris and West Africa may be ‘too little, too late’
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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How the world reported French riots over shooting of teenage boy
feature Violence has ripped through French suburbs in days following death of Nahel M.
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Macron’s manifesto: should the EU diverge from US on China?
Talking Point Rewards of greater ‘strategic autonomy’ must be balanced against risks of weakening transatlantic relations
By The Week Staff Published
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French minister sparks anger with Playboy cover
Speed Read Marlène Schiappa gave interview on women’s and LGBTQ+ rights – photographed fully clothed in white dress
By Harriet Marsden Published
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France after Macron: can anything stop Marine Le Pen?
Today's Big Question Analysts believe the far-right leader may be the biggest political beneficiary of popular fury over President Macron’s pension reforms
By Arion McNicoll Published
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King Charles’s France visit postponed after pensions protests
Speed Read The monarch will now head to Germany next week, which was due to be the second leg of his European trip
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'?
Today's Big Question Protests have erupted in response to Emmanuel Macron's decision to unilaterally raise the retirement age
By Peter Weber Published
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France's pension protests, explained
Speed Read President Macron wants to raise the retirement age. French workers say 'non merci.'
By Brigid Kennedy Published
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Macron’s pensions reform battle
feature President’s plan to increase pension age from 62 to 64 is proving deeply unpopular in France
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Are Western battle tanks really a silver bullet for Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Increase in military assistance ‘marks a turning point in Western policy’ but may still not be enough
By The Week Staff Published
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