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French PM Lecornu Under Pressure Heading to Budget Deadline

French PM Lecornu Under Pressure Heading to Budget Deadline

October 11, 2025 5:52 am

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu finds himself in a terrible position less than 48 hours after being reappointed by President Emmanuel Macron, now racing against time to put together a new cabinet and present a draft for the 2026 budget by Monday. His reappointment comes at a critical juncture as opposition parties promise to topple his government.

Despite resigning just days ago, Lecornu was reinstated by Macron on Friday. The president cited the inability to find a consensus alternative and the urgency of passing the budget through a fractured Parliament as his reason. Lecornu’s first stint lasted only 27 days, …

Macron Seeks France’s Sixth Prime Minister In Two Years

Macron Seeks France’s Sixth Prime Minister In Two Years

October 9, 2025 10:54 am

French President Emmanuel Macron launched a search for his sixth prime minister in less than two years, giving himself 48 hours to pick a successor capable of navigating France’s fractured legislature and passing a critical budget, but is yet to find one.

Macron’s move comes after outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held two days of consultations with party leaders in a last-ditch effort to stabilize the government. Lecornu resigned and passed the task of finding a pathway out of France’s worst political crisis in decades to Macron.

France is deep in political instability that has made it nearly impossible to …

French Nobel Prize Winner Calls For Protest Against Macron

French Nobel Prize Winner Calls For Protest Against Macron

October 10, 2022 4:36 am

French author awarded who was recently awarded a Nobel Literature Prize, Annie Ernaux on Sunday wrote an open letter supporting a mass protest against President Emmanuel Macron called by the country’s left-wing opposition.

Organisers of the demonstration on October 16 have already come out to accuse Macron of failing to tackle soaring prices for energy and other essentials and of insufficient action against climate change.

‘Emmanuel Macron is seizing this inflation to widen the wealth gaps, and boost the profits of capital, at everyone else’s expense,’ said the letter in the Journal du Dimanche newspaper.

‘And this shock is allowing …

Biden, Macron Outraged Over Mass Graves With 440 Ukrainians

Biden, Macron Infuriated Over Mass Graves With 440 Ukrainians

September 17, 2022 3:27 am

The United States President, Joe Biden, and his French counterpart President, Emmanuel Macron have expressed serious outrage at the discovery of mass graves which has about 440 Ukrainians in the city of Izium.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Izium which is located in the recently liberated Kharkiv region by Ukrainian forces.

Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against escalating the fighting in Ukraine, saying that there will be consequences if the Kremlin uses chemical or nuclear weapons.

‘Don’t. Don’t. Don’t. It would change the face of war unlike anything since World War II,’ Biden said during a …

Macron Hail New Caledonia For Rejecting Independence

Macron Hail New Caledonia For Rejecting Independence

December 13, 2021 3:57 am

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday declared that ‘a period of transition’ would begin for New Caledonia after voters overwhelmingly rejected independence in a referendum which was held over the weekend.

Macron maintained that ‘France is more beautiful’ with the Pacific islands included.

Speaking in a recorded message on Sunday night, Macron said; ‘A period of transition is beginning. Free from the binary choice of ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, we must now build a common project, while recognising and respecting the dignity of everyone,’

He said that the country could be ‘proud’ of the process designed to settle the status of …

Macron To Meet Embattled Ivory Coast Leader Friday (1)

Macron To Meet Embattled Ivory Coast Leader Friday

September 3, 2020 5:27 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet in Paris on Friday with his Ivory Coast counterpart Alassane Ouattara, whose surprise decision last month to seek a third term has thrown his country into turmoil.

France had welcomed the “historic decision” last March by Ouattara, 78, not to run for re-election, hoping the move would encourage other longstanding African leaders to embrace more democratic regimes.

Read Also: Macron To Protesters: France Will Not Tear Down Statues Of Racists

But the death of his prime minister, who many say was poised to succeed him, prompted a reversal that has sparked weeks of deadly …

French President Macron Defends Minister Accused Of Rape

French President Macron Defends Minister Accused Of Rape

July 14, 2020 6:10 pm

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin should not be made a “victim of a judgment on the streets” after protests against his appointment because the minister is under investigation for rape.

 

 

a man wearing a suit and tie: Bastille Day parade in Paris

Darmanin has denied the allegation that he coerced a woman into having sex in 2009 when she sought his help in having her criminal record cleared, and a judge dismissed the case against him after a preliminary investigation into the allegation was dropped.

A judicial source told Reuters last month the Paris appeal court had ordered the investigation …

Life Will Not Return To Normal Soon - President Macron

Life Will Not Return To Normal Soon: President Macron

May 2, 2020 6:48 am

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday that the end of the national lockdown on May 11 would only be a first step as France looks to pull out of the crisis created by the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Traditional Labour Day protests that usually see thousands of demonstrators on streets were cancelled this year due to the virus outbreak that has killed 24,000 people across France.

“May 11 will not be the passage to normal life. There will be a recovery that will need to be reorganised,” Macron said in a speech at the presidential palace after a meeting …

Debt Moratorium Essential To Help Africa Fight Virus

Debt Moratorium Essential To Help Africa Fight Virus

April 15, 2020 6:28 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for a moratorium on the debt of African countries as “an essential step” to help the continent get through the coronavirus crisis.

Speaking in an interview with Radio France Internationale, Macron urged G20 finance ministers meeting Wednesday to take action on a moratorium as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm the fragile health systems of the poorest countries.

The moratorium would be a first step towards full cancellation of African debt, he said.

“At a time of crisis, we need to give the African economies a break rather than servicing the interest on …

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Macron Visits Paris Hospital Treating Coronavirus

February 27, 2020 9:07 am
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday visited a hospital in Paris that has been treating coronavirus patients.

His government has been facing pressure to show the country is dealing with the outbreak effectively.

Two persons have died from the coronavirus so far in France – an elderly Chinese tourist and a 60-year-old French national.

The 60-year old victim died this week in Paris’ Hopital Salpetriere which Macron visited on Thursday.

France has been on high alert since neighbouring Italy became a new front in the global fight to contain the outbreak, and Macron is due to visit Italy …

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