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Macron’s pension push may herald the end of his domestic agenda

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron forced through his unpopular plan to raise the French retirement age by executive fiat after failing to rally a majority of the French people or their representatives in parliament, underscoring the difficulty he’ll have enacting any other domestic policies during his remaining time in office.

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France seeks to break Venezuela political deadlock at Paris Peace Forum

French President Emmanuel Macron has indicated he hopes the Paris Peace Forum, opening on Friday, will set the stage to relaunch the stalled dialogue between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents. The South American nation remains a key OPEC oil producer as countries weather the global energy crisis.

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Scuffles break out as French strike to call for higher wages

Dozens of black-clad protesters clashed with police and broke shop windows on Tuesday on the margins of a demonstration when several thousand people took to the streets of Paris to call for wage hikes as high inflation eats away their purchasing power.

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Thousands take to the streets of Paris to protest soaring prices

Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against soaring prices as weeks of strikes for higher wages at oil refineries spurred demands for a general strike.

Reuters

French parliament takes on sexual misconduct, amid scandals

France’s parliament speaker on Thursday released the first public accounting of complaints to a special unit aimed at fighting sexual harassment and other misconduct

The Independent UK

Why the French are right about our agriculture exports

Amid French anger over pesticides making their way to France in NZ exports, the EU has made a pledge to halve pesticide use by 2030. Where will that leave our farmers?

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Macron set to carry on charm offensive to find allies for his political vision

French president Emmanuel Macron will on Wednesday continue his attempts to break the gridlock afflicting the French political landscape since a second round of parliamentary elections left his grand vision for France in tatters.

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Macron meets rival parties after losing out on parliamentary majority

‘We’re going to have to be creative,’ says government spokesperson

The Independent UK

Macron refuses PM's resignation, calls for government to 'stay on task and act'

French President Emmanuel Macron rejected his prime minister's offer to resign ahead of talks with opposition parties that aim to end the deadlock sparked by his failure to secure a majority in parliamentary elections at the weekend.

Radio France Internationale

Macron Hosts Le Pen, French Party Leaders to Break Impasse

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday host far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other political party chiefs in a bid to break the impasse created by the failure of his coalition to win a majority in parliamentary elections.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jean-Luc Melenchon: Who is the veteran French socialist and what does his new coalition stand for?

Emmanuel Macron loses parliamentary majority after Sunday’s elections as left and right make huge gains

The Independent UK

Melenchon says French left should form one group in new parliament

France's left-leaning parties which jointly campaigned as the Nupes alliance for Sunday's lower house election should now form one group to become the second largest in the National Assembly after President Emmanuel Macron's centrists, Jean-Luc Melenchon said on Monday.

Reuters

Le Pen: Huge gains in French parliament a 'seismic event'

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday that her party’s extraordinary surge in the country's parliamentary election is a “historic victory” in French politics

The Independent UK

Macron’s crushing electoral losses are ‘risk for country’, French PM warns

French president fails to secure majority in parliament

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France's Macron hunts for way to salvage a ruling majority

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday was faced with trying to salvage a ruling majority and with it his economic reform agenda after voters punished his centrist "Ensemble" alliance in France's parliamentary election.

Evening Standard

French election: Emmanuel Macron’s failure to win poll majority a ‘democratic shock’, say his own ministers

Final results showed Macron’s candidates winning 245 seats - much less than the 289 required to have a straight majority at the National Assembly

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Allies Seek to Find Majority after France Poll Blow

Allies of French President Emmanuel Macron started working Monday to cobble together a working parliamentary majority to salvage his second term, after his alliance crumbled in the election against surges from the left and far-right.

Reuters

France risks gridlock after Macron handed hung parliament

President Emmanuel Macron faced calls for his prime minister to resign on Monday and doubt hung over his ability to rule decisively after his camp lost its parliamentary majority.

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Analysis-French left pulls off election gamble, but unity going forward not so easy

France's new left-wing bloc is set to become the largest opposition force in parliament, but staying united will present an early test as President Emmanuel Macron's majority seeks allies on the moderate left to push through his reform agenda.

The Independent UK

France’s Macron loses parliamentary majority as left and right surge

‘It was a midterm election for him and he lost,’ one analyst says

Al Jazeera

French election: Macron’s Ensemble loses parliamentary majority

Result could throw France into political paralysis unless Macron is able to negotiate alliances with other parties.

WEKU

Macron's party loses control of France's parliament as the far right gains 81 seats

The French president's centrist alliance lost its majority in the country's legislature, with more voters opting for candidates on at the extremes. Marine Le Pen's party went from eight seats to 89.

The Independent UK

French voters elect parliamentarians, in test for Macron

French voters are going to the polls for the final round of key parliamentary elections that will demonstrate how much leg room the electorate are willing to give President Emmanuel Macron’s party to implement his ambitious domestic agenda

The National (Scotland)

After keeping back the far-right, is France set for a left-wing prime minister?

BY now, beleaguered French president Emmanuel Macron may take little comfort in victory.

Reuters

What awaits Macron? Ruling majority, hung parliament, or cohabitation

French President Emmanuel Macron may find himself without a ruling majority during his second term and unable to push through his economic reform agenda with a free hand after a new left-wing alliance did well in the first round of voting.

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