Emmanuel Macron
Fire in a restaurant in downtown Paris amid anti-adjustment protests
The firefighters have managed to quell the fire at the restaurant in central Paris. Thousands of people have taken to the streets throughout France today to protest the government's plans to make an adjustment of almost EUR 44 billion in the 2026 budget.
Lecornu promises "bottom-up breakdowns" and "not just how to get France out of the crisis."
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Sebastien Lecornu has been appointed Prime Minister of France by Macron
According to a recent note from the Elysée, French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, 39 years old and close to Macron.
What can happen now in France?
Emmanuel Macron may decide to appoint a socialist prime minister, but time is running out, because political instability is directly damaging him, and tension in the economy and in the streets is obvious.
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Bayrou's confidence question this Monday will exacerbate France's political crisis
The opposition has called for elections in the hope that Bayrou will lose, and the left has announced that it will promote a motion of impeachment against Macron.
Macron has announced that 26 countries have committed themselves to deploying or remaining troops in Ukraine
According to the French President, these forces will not be front-row and the aim of is "to prevent any new major attacks" and to involve those 26 countries in "lasting security in Ukraine." In the coming days, it will be determined to what extent and how the US will contribute to security in Kiev.
Netanyahu accuses Macron of fueling anti-Semitism by accepting the State of Palestine
The Elysée has described the words of the Israeli Prime Minister as "wrong and vile" and "will not remain unanswered."
European leaders call for a ceasefire for Trump as the starting point for Friday's meeting with Putin in Alaska
According to Macron, the US president has confirmed by videoconference that NATO will not be involved in Ukraine's security guarantees. Moreover, the French president has explained that Trump has assured them that only Zelensky will negotiate the territories that Ukraine is supposed to cede to Russia.
France will recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September
"Faithful to my historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France should recognize the State of Palestine," French President Emmanuel Macron announced in a letter sent to Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abas.