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'Macron forced me to become more political': a tale of two Yellow Vests

Nathalie and Agnès joined France's anti-government Yellow Vest protests from the outset in November 2018. Sixty weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations failed to topple the President, but Emmanuel Macron inadvertently made them more politically aware, and they're now using that to vote him out of office.

Radio France Internationale

Even if Macron wins, he will struggle to realise his vision for France and Europe

The president remains favourite to carry the election, but his task will become no easier

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the French presidential election

A Marine Le Pen victory would be disastrous for France and the whole of Europe

The Guardian - UK

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Macron vows to end fossil fuels use in pitch to green voters

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron vowed to end the use of fossil fuels in France if reelected, eight days before he faces far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off election.

Tribune News Service

Paul Pogba posts message on social media after he's booed by Man Utd fans

The France international midfield star was the subject of the frustration of the home fans at Old Trafford despite Saturday's victory at home to basement side Norwich

Daily Mirror

Eyeing green vote, Macron vows to exit oil, coal and gas

President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the "first great nation" to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young and green voters he fears could abstain in next week's election runoff.

Reuters

Macron courts Marseille voters; Climate activists in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron is holding a major campaign rally in Marseille to seek backing from voters who supported a left-wing candidate in the first round of the presidential election

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Borrowing from the left, Macron signals greener pitch at Marseille rally

French President Emmanuel Macron rallied supporters in Marseille on Saturday, hoping to sway voters who placed the left's Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the lead during the first round of France's presidential election a week ago.

France 24

Will older voters be enough to carry Macron to victory over Le Pen?

While Anglophone countries have seen right-wing populists achieve strong electoral performances thanks to older voters, a different dynamic is playing out in France: President Emmanuel Macron goes into the April 24 second-round runoff against nationalist Marine Le Pen after relying on over 60s to outpoll her in the first round.

France 24

France clamps down on 'zero carbon' advertising to avoid greenwashing

From 1 January 2023, it will be forbidden to advertise a product in France as "carbon neutral" without being able to prove it. The government is taking steps to ensure all companies back up their claims with data, or promise compensation in favour of the environment.

Radio France Internationale

Climate change protesters block central Paris square to protest election choices

Climate change activists forced the closure of a main square in central Paris on Saturday to protest against the environmental programmes put forward by France's remaining presidential candidates.

Reuters

Opponents of French far-right protest as election campaign enters final week

Thousands of anti-far right protesters marched across France on Saturday as opponents of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seek to form a united front to prevent her from winning an election runoff against incumbent Emmanuel Macron on April 24.

Reuters

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral Rises from Ashes

Three years after the devastating fire, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is finally recovering thanks to the non-stop hard work of an army of craftsmen and a forest of scaffolding, according to Agence France Press (AFP). “Three days ahead of the anniversary of the blaze, the mammoth cleaning job of…

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Frenchman, Moroccan Get Lengthy Jail Terms for Attack Plot in France

A Frenchman and a Moroccan received heavy prison terms on appeal Friday for an attack plot that was foiled after an intelligence agent posing as a militant infiltrated their cyber network, AFP reported. Yassine Bousseria, 42, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for participation in a terrorist conspiracy to…

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Macron visits Notre-Dame in bid to court French Catholic voters

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron, who’s leading nationalist challenger Marine Le Pen in the two latest polls ahead of France’s presidential election, visited the Notre-Dame cathedral in a nod to Roman Catholic voters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany and European Partners Condemn Violence in East Jerusalem

The foreign ministries of Germany, France, Italy and Spain condemned the violence on Friday in East Jerusalem in a joint statement. "We call on all sides to exercise maximum restraint as well as to refrain from violence and from all forms of provocation," spokespersons for the ministries said in their…

Reuters

France to give Ukrainian refugees access to housing, family benefits -ministry

France will make housing and family benefits available for Ukrainian refugees once the emergency lodging phase is over, the country's interior ministry said on Friday.

France 24

Ukrainian FM Kuleba urges France to call atrocities in Ukraine a 'genocide'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged France and President Emmanuel Macron to call atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine a "genocide”. Macron earlier this week refused to use the term, a decision that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called "painful". Kuleba welcomed the latest…

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Macron 'does not mind confrontation' with anti-EU, anti-NATO voices: Analyst Jacques Rupnik

In this programme, we unpack the first round of France's presidential election, which left incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the running for the most powerful job in France. Our guest is Jacques Rupnik, Research Professor at the Centre for International Studies at Paris's Sciences Po…

France 24

Headscarves enter French election fray as Muslim women confront Le Pen, Macron

Muslim headscarves took centre stage in France’s presidential campaign on Friday as both finalists in a tightly contested April 24 run-off were confronted by women in headscarves who asked why their clothing choices should be caught up in politics.

France 24

Artificial intelligence: A great help or simply great hype?

This week's Tech 24 is a special edition from the south of France, where the World AI Cannes Festival is taking place. Almost every sector is abuzz with talk of AI, and investment in the technology is through the roof. But will it change the world completely? Or will it…

The Independent UK

French presidential campaign spotlights Muslim headscarves

Muslim headscarves have taken center stage in France’s presidential campaign amid far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s push to ban them

Football London

Aurelien Tchouameni to Chelsea transfer: Liverpool, Real Madrid and Man Utd race, £83million fee

The latest on the Blues' reported pursuit of Aurelien Tchouameni as Man United firm up their interest in the Monaco star

Reuters

Paris suburb feels little love for either presidential candidate

Boxing coach Kab Thiam has voted in a French election twice: in 2002 to block the far right's Jean-Marie Le Pen from power and again last Sunday for the hard left's presidential candidate.

France 24

Ex-president Hollande calls for Macron vote to keep Le Pen out of power

French ex-president Francois Hollande on Thursday called on voters to back President Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the country's presidential election, stressing that support for the incumbent is the best way "to ensure [Marine] Le Pen does not win".

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