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How Emmanuel Macron blew his legacy
  + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
He’s now staring at what will certainly be his real legacy: Macron opened the door to the far right in France. After a shattering defeat in May’s European Parliament election, his decision to call a snap election has, at least partially, backfired. Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Louvre Museum in Paris after winning the French presidential election in May 2017. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and France's Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a press conference on June 16, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. For countless communities in France - French or immigrant - the legacy of one man’s gamble, and the uncertainty that is his legacy, will exact a far higher price.
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CNN —A year ago, NATO heads of state gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, for their annual summit. He called NATO’s unwillingness to establish a concrete timeframe for Ukraine’s membership “unprecedented and absurd,” causing consternation in the Biden administration and nearly derailing the summit. Several key NATO members, however, haven’t been especially eager to come to the defense of Ukraine. Why would Putin consider a ceasefire or diplomatic settlement with Kyiv if he knew that NATO membership for Ukraine was just around the corner? Biden should tell Zelensky point-blank that NATO membership is a fool’s errand — and while he’s at it, he ought to apologize to all Ukrainians, for waiting so long to state the obvious.
Persons: Daniel R, CNN —, Vladimir Putin, DePetris, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, , Jens Stoltenberg, haven’t, George W, Bush, Barack Obama, Zelensky, Russia Michael McFaul, Putin, it’s Organizations: Defense, Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, Politico, Street, Guardian, CNN, NATO, Ukraine Locations: The, Vilnius, Lithuania, Bucharest, Ukraine, Washington, Kyiv, United States, Europe, North America, Poland, Georgia, Soviet, France, Germany, Crimea, , Russia, Moscow
Mark Rutte rode off into the sunset on his bicycle last week, making a carefully choreographed exit from Dutch politics, which he has dominated as prime minister for nearly 14 years. Mr. Rutte, known as a flexible pragmatist, will bring his experience at conciliation to the 32-nation military alliance when he takes over as secretary general from Jens Stoltenberg on Oct. 1. Beyond that challenge, NATO faces a Russian government forging stronger ties with China and Iran, even as Beijing tries to dominate Asia and Tehran expands its nuclear program. Leading member states like France and Germany are dealing with the empowerment of far-right parties with clear sympathies for Moscow. And there are new demands to spend more money on the military.
Persons: Mark Rutte, Rutte, Jens Stoltenberg Organizations: NATO, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Russia’s Locations: Europe, Washington, China, Iran, Beijing, Asia, Tehran, France, Germany, Moscow, Hungary, Turkey
While a surge in support for the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition foiled Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party, French politics is now more disordered than it was before the vote. The NFP won 182 seats in the National Assembly, making it the largest group in the 577-seat parliament. And the RN and its allies, despite leading the first round, won 143 seats. Does that mean the NFP “won” the election? Now, it is the largest bloc in the French parliament and could provide France with its next prime minister.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Le, , NFP “, Jordan Bardella, Le Pen, , ” Bardella, Kevin Coombs, Macron, Publique, – Jean, Luc Mélenchon, Raphael Glucksmann, Emmanuel Dunand, Éduoard Philippe, France’s, Brigitte Macron, Mohammed Badra, Gabriel Attal’s, France Unbowed, Mario Draghi, Benito Mussolini Organizations: CNN, Front, NFP, National Assembly, Ensemble, , Reuters, Socialists, Getty Locations: Vichy, France, Paris, AFP, Le Touquet, , Italy
Macron had called for a new legislative nationwide vote in France after the country's far-right party made significant gains in the European Union election last month. The gamble that French President Emmanuel Macron took when he called a snap election has not paid off, according to Armin Steinbach, Jean Monnet professor of EU Law and economics at HEC Paris. Macron's centrist Ensemble bloc is set to make up the second-largest group in parliament, followed by the RN and its allies. Just because the far-right did not perform as they had hoped in this election does not mean they should be discounted for the presidential election in 2027, Steinbach added. "For today it's a loss for them, … but it doesn't tell us anything about the 2027 presidential election.
Persons: Macron, Steinbach, CNBC's Charlotte Reed, Emmanuel Macron, Armin Steinbach, Jean Monnet, Tina Fordham, CNBC's, Fordham, HEC's Steinbach Organizations: Popular Front, Interior Ministry, Union, EU Law, HEC Paris, Fordham Global Insight, European Union Locations: Paris, France, Steinbach
When President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision last month to call snap legislative elections, he argued repeatedly that France needed a “clarification” of its political situation. But on Monday, after the French cast their final ballots, the situation was anything but clear. A nationwide vote for the 577 seats in the National Assembly, the country’s more powerful house of Parliament, has not produced a working majority. Three large blocs have emerged from the elections — none big enough to govern alone, all of them possibly too antagonistic to work together. None has reached the threshold for an absolute majority, 289 seats, which would enable them to form a government that could survive no-confidence votes by their rivals.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron Organizations: National Assembly Locations: France
Founder of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Melenchon reacts during the election night of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at La Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris on July 7, 2024. After the left-wing's election success in France on Sunday, all eyes are now on radical firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon who has demanded the left be given the premiership and a chance to govern following its unexpected election win. The New Popular Front (NFP) coalition — of which Mélenchon is the self-appointed figurehead — won the largest number of seats in the second round of France's snap parliamentary election. Europe had braced itself for France's far-right to win the largest number of votes in the second round of France's snap election. French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist "Together" bloc came in second with 163 seats and the far-right National Rally and its allies won 143 seats.
Persons: Jean, Luc Melenchon, Luc Mélenchon, , Mélenchon, Emmanuel Macron's, Gabriel Attal, Mélenchon —, Hugo Chavez, he'd Organizations: France, La Rotonde, Front, NFP, France Unbowed, Socialist Party, French Communist Party, National Assembly, NATO Locations: La, La Rotonde Stalingrad, Paris, France, Europe
London CNN —French stocks and government bonds struggled to find direction Monday following surprise results in France’s parliamentary elections, which saw left-wing parties outperform the far right, leaving the country’s parliament facing gridlock. The yield on benchmark 10-year bonds rose by a fraction of a percentage point to 3.21% by 6.37 a.m. But the premium traders demand to hold French bonds instead of the ultra-safe German equivalents was lower on the day. However, it was still a lot higher than before French President Emmanuel Macron called the snap elections on June 9. France’s left-wing alliance came in first after the vote Sunday, while the far right trailed in third place in a shocking reversal of first-round results.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Macron, France’s, , Organizations: London CNN, Rabobank, European Union Locations: gridlock, France, Paris
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesGovernment bond markets in France saw some selling early on Monday, but were fairly muted overall despite political gridlock after a second round of legislative elections. Jitters have spread through France's bond market in recent weeks. The 10-year yield topped 3.3% — a roughly 8-month high — after French President Emmanuel Macron called the snap parliamentary election in the middle of June. Meanwhile, the gap (or spread) between French bond yields and German bond yields had topped 85 basis points in recent weeks, hitting its highest level since 2012. He added that the chances of a confrontation with Brussels remained with the left-wing alliance, but not to the same extent as if the National Rally had won.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Emmanuel Macron's, , David Roche, Digard, Kepler Cheuvreux Organizations: New, Republique, Anadolu, Getty, Government, European Commission, Sunday, Popular Front, Independent, National Rally, CNBC Locations: Paris, France, France's, London, Brussels
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCentrist parties won't allow Jean-Luc Melenchon to become France's PM, analyst saysAntonio Barroso, deputy director of research at Teneo, says centrist parties will not allow a divisive, far-left figure like France Unbowed's Jean-Luc Melenchon to lead a future government.
Persons: Jean, Luc Melenchon, Antonio Barroso, France Unbowed's Jean Locations: France
London CNN —French stocks and government bonds struggled to find direction Monday following surprise results in France’s parliamentary elections, which saw left-wing parties outperform the far right Sunday, leaving the country’s parliament facing gridlock. The yield, or return sought by investors, on benchmark 10-year bonds rose by a fraction of a percentage point to 3.22% by 8.09 a.m. But the premium traders demand to hold French bonds instead of the ultra-safe German equivalents was lower on the day. However, it was still a lot higher than before French President Emmanuel Macron called the snap elections on June 9. The value of the currency, which is shared by 19 other countries in the EU, has swung wildly since June 9.
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CNN —Two flintlock Gossard pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have sold at auction for €1.69 million ($1.83 million). They were originally valued at an estimated €1.2 million-€1.5 million ($1.3 million- $1.63 million). According to the auctioneer, they were given to Napoleon’s friend and squire Armand de Caulaincourt just after the emperor attempted suicide in April 1814. The emperor “had frequently examined his pistols, removing bullets from his nécessaire” during this time, Osenat reports Caulaincourt as saying. Last November, Osenat sold one of Napoleon’s famous black hats for a record €1.932 million ($2.1 million).
Persons: French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, Armand de Caulaincourt, Michel Bury, Osenat, Napoleon, Caulaincourt, “ Napoleon, , Jean, Pierre Osenat, Organizations: CNN, Sunday Locations: French, Fontainebleau, Paris, Russia, Elba, Burr, France
What a hung parliament in France could mean for markets
  + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
Emmanuel Dunand | Afp | Getty ImagesInitial indications on Sunday evening for the French parliamentary run-off vote threw up some big surprises, leaving political commentators contemplating a "hung parliament" scenario that could prove challenging for both policymaking and financial markets. With none of the groups expected to hit the 289 seats needed for an absolute majority, gridlock could ensue over the coming weeks. The euro slipped about 0.3% against the U.S. dollar in thin trading on Sunday evening after the exit polls were released. "Regardless, uncertainty about the outlook for French policymaking is likely to be long-lasting," the analysts said. France is facing a challenging fiscal position, and the European Commission announced two weeks ago that it intended to place France under an Excessive Deficit Procedure due to its failure to keep its budget deficit within 3 percent of gross domestic product.
Persons: Emmanuel Dunand, France's, Emmanuel Macron's, policymaking, Jack Allen, Reynolds, Macron, David Roche Organizations: la Republique, Afp, Getty, Popular Front, Rassemblement National, U.S, Citi, Daiwa, European Commission, Capital Economics, Independent, National Rally Locations: France, la, Paris, Italy, Germany
Now, it looks set to win the most seats in the French parliament and could provide France with its next prime minister. The NFP is made up of several parties: the far-left France Unbowed party; the more moderate Socialist Party; the green Ecologist party; the French Communist Party; the center-left Place Publique, and other small parties. Going into the second round, it was not clear who the coalition would nominate to be its prime minister. Its most prominent – and divisive – figure is Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a 72-year-old populist firebrand and longtime leader of the France Unbowed party. Announcing his intention to resign Monday as prime minister, Gabriel Attal said, in an apparent swipe to France Unbowed: “No absolute majority can be led by the extremes.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron, , Olivier Faure, , Emmanuel Dunand, Jean, Luc Mélenchon, France Unbowed, Gabriel Attal, Faure, Louise Delmotte, , Macron Organizations: CNN, Front, NFP, Socialist Party, Ecologist, French Communist Party, Vichy, Getty, Macron’s, Ifop, Parliament, Hamas Locations: France, Paris, AFP, , Republic, Republique, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza
A woman steps out of a polling booth prior to cast her vote in the first round of parliamentary elections in Le Touquet, northwestern France, on June 30, 2024. LONDON — France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition is set to unexpectedly win the most seats in the second round of the country's parliamentary election but fail to clinch an absolute majority, early data showed. By offering voters a starker choice and fewer candidates, RN's opponents hoped that the electorate would choose the non-RN candidate. The prime minister must leave," Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the France Unbowed party, said in a CNBC-translated social media update after the release of the early poll data. The final round of the election shows that voters, ultimately, have rejected Macron.
Persons: France's, France Unbowed, Ipsos, Emmanuel Macron's, , pollster Ipsos, Jean, Luc Melenchon, Macron, Melenchon, Macron's Organizations: LONDON, Popular Front, Socialists, CNBC, NFP, National Rally Locations: Le Touquet, France, Europe's
France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal gives a speech following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Matignon in Paris on July 7, 2024. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would submit his resignation on Monday, after early poll data showed his and French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble party and its allies coming in second in the parliamentary runoff. Attal, who stepped in as France's youngest ever prime minister only in January, is unlikely to hold the country's second-highest position as part of the upcoming administration. Tonight, no absolute majority can be led by the extremes." In light of the run-off results, Attal set the scene for a period of transition for France's political landscape:"Ladies and gentlemen, this evening, a new era begins.
Persons: Gabriel Attal, Emmanuel Macron's, Attal, Jordan Bardella, Macron Organizations: France's, Popular, Republican, CNBC, Rassemblement National Locations: Matignon, Paris, France, Republic
The newly-formed left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front (NFP), came second with 28%, while Macron’s Ensemble alliance trailed in a distant third with 21%. In the outgoing parliament, Macron’s alliance had only 250 seats, and so needed support from other parties to pass laws. In an attempt not to split the anti-far right vote, more than 200 candidates from Macron’s alliance and the NFP agreed to stand down in the second round. Whatever the result of Sunday’s vote, France seems set to endure a period of political chaos, with Macron unable to call another parliamentary election for at least a year. Jordan Bardella speaks at the RN headquarters in Paris after the first round of voting, June 30, 2024.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron, , Jordan Bardella, Bardella, Gerald Darmanin, Sarah Meyssonnier, Macron, Jean, Luc Melenchon, Raphael Gluckmann, Gabriel Attal, Macron’s Organizations: CNN — Voters, Front, NFP, National Assembly, Macron’s, France Unbowed, Melenchon Locations: France, Vichy, Paris, Europe, Brussels, Ukraine
CNN —French cyclist Julien Bernard has offered a playful apology after he was fined for stopping to kiss his wife on Friday during a stage of the Tour de France. At one point, Bernard stopped briefly to kiss his wife, who was holding their child in her arms, as others on the roadside converged on them before parting to let Bernard through again. “I’d been waiting for this moment since the route was announced last October,” he told local newspaper Le Bien Public. Danish cyclist Magnus Cort replied to Bernard’s post on X with a video of himself kissing his wife by the roadside and quipped: “What a joke. “Oh no, no, no.”Bernard eventually finished 61st on the stage, 3:11 behind stage winner Remco Evenepoel.
Persons: Julien Bernard, , ” Bernard, Georges, Gevrey, “ Allez, Bernard, “ I’d, , Magnus Cort, Lance Armstrong, Armstrong, Remco Evenepoel, CNN’s Eve Brennan Organizations: CNN, Tour de France, UCI, Le, de France Locations: French, Nuits, Burgundy, Le Bien, Danish
In the French Countryside, a Deep Discontent Takes Root
  + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Roger Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Last month, Sophie-Laurence Roy, a conservative Paris lawyer with roots in Burgundy, decided to cross the political dividing line that defined postwar France and dedicate herself to a nationalist, far-right political movement that seems poised to dominate parliamentary elections on Sunday. “I realized I would reproach myself for the rest of my life if I did not offer my services to the great movement of change that is the National Rally,” she said as she ate a sausage of pork intestines in a cafe in Chablis, the northern Burgundy town known for its fine white wine. “It was now or never.”So, on June 9, Ms. Roy, 68, deserted her longtime center-right political family, the Republicans, who trace their beliefs to the wartime hero Charles de Gaulle, to support Marine Le Pen’s far-right party whose quasi-fascist roots lie with the collaborationist Vichy regime against which De Gaulle fought to liberate France.
Persons: Sophie, Laurence Roy, , , Roy, Charles de Gaulle, De Gaulle Organizations: National, Republicans Locations: Paris, Burgundy, France, Chablis, Vichy
Read previewRussia's invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a surge in demand, orders, and manufacturing of Western weaponry, including decades-old equipment and even gear that had gone out of production. The result is more orders and manufacturing, even of Western equipment where production had stopped. Its maker, Lockheed Martin, is increasing production as well as its production of the antitank missile system. Russia has also ramped up its wartime production, which could aid it in the future and not just against Ukraine. One solution would have been countries ramping up their orders and production earlier in the war, Di Mizio said.
Persons: , it's, Jan Kallberg, hasn't, Lockheed Martin, Diehl, Timothy Wright, Mark Cancian, Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Mattias Eken, Cancian, Diego Herrera Carcedo, Giorgio Di Mizio, Kallberg, Di Mizio Organizations: Service, Business, Manufacturing, Center for, Army Cyber Institute, US Army, Air Missile System, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Getty, IRIS, Patriot, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Financial Times, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Russia Western, Military, Sputnik, REUTERS, Ukraine, Russia, RAND Corporation, Anadolu Agency Locations: Ukraine, Russia, West, Norway, Europe, Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, France, Kremlin, REUTERS Russia
CNN —France edged into into the semifinals of Euro 2024 after beating Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout after the game finished 0-0 on Friday. Theo Hernández scored the decisive penalty to seal the quarterfinal victory in Hamburg, after João Félix had hit the post earlier in the shootout. Meanwhile, Ronaldo scored Portugal’s first penalty of the shootout, though he also missed a golden chance during normal time when he was set up by Francisco Conceição. Mbappé celebrates after France beats Portugal. Theo Hernández scores France's winning penalty against Portugal.
Persons: Theo Hernández, João Félix, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappé, Ronaldo, Portugal’s, Francisco Conceição, Chris Brunskill, Hernández, Diogo Costa, N’Golo Kanté, Bruno Fernandes, Fernandes, Mike Maignan, Randal Kolo Muani, Jules Koundé, Rúben Dias, Eduardo Camavinga’s, Ousmane Dembélé, Germain, Upamecano, Rafael Leão, Didier Deschamps, Justin Setterfield, Nuno Mendes ’, Dembélé, Felix, Bradley Barcola, Costa –, Lars Baron Organizations: CNN, Portugal, France, Slovenia, Manchester United, Paris Saint Locations: France, Hamburg, Spain, Munich, Portugal, Costa, Conceição, Portuguese
Anyone tuning into the first half after the pulsating Germany vs Spain quarter-final was rapidly brought down to earth as Portugal and France played out a largely underwhelming opening 45 minutes. A penalty shootout was the inevitable conclusion and France scored all five of theirs, while Joao Felix missed for Portugal. This was actually a pivotal moment in the contest; a preciously rare France counter, something Portugal had rallied against all game. every one bar their final group game) Ronaldo played every second. Tim SpiersAnd Kylian Mbappe was quiet too…This was billed as Mbappe versus Ronaldo, but the Frenchman had a quiet game too.
Persons: Mike Maignan, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, Joao Felix, Tim Spiers, Liam Tharme, Amy Lawrence, Randal Kolo Muani, alf, ortugal, ake, rance, ince, radley, ong, ike, ross, ota, amos, orth, hird, haring, inger, uros, ike M, ogba, lear Organizations: Portugal, Spain, France, ust Locations: France, Germany, Portugal, Hamburg, ely
You'll need a VPN to access free France vs. Portugal live stream options outside their original broadcast country. How to watch free France vs. Portugal live streams from anywhereWith a quick and easy workaround, you can catch all Euro 2024 action for free, including France vs. Portugal today. ET / 8 p.m. BST / 3 a.m. AWSTWhere to watch France vs. Portugal in the USAFox/FS1 has picked up the rights to all remaining games in the USA, including France vs. Portugal. BBC specifically has the free France vs. Portugal live stream today. Where to watch France vs. Portugal in AustraliaOptus Sport, a paid streaming service, exclusively holds all the Euro 2024 live streams in Australia.
Persons: Ronaldo, you'll, ExpressVPN, FS1, That's Organizations: Business, France, Portugal, BBC, Olympics, Wimbledon, RTE2, ZDF, USA Fox, Fox, Nations, ITV, Australia Optus Sport, Optus Locations: Mbappe, France, Portugal, Europe, Ireland, Germany, Italy, USA, Australia
We've compiled everything you need to know about how to watch the Tour de France, including global free streaming options. How to watch Tour de France in the UKThe Tour de France will air daily on ITV4 in the UK, which means that it's available to live stream for free through ITVX. How to watch Tour de France in FranceIn France, the Tour de France will live stream on France.TV. How to watch Tour de France in AustraliaThe Tour de France live streams are free on SBS in Australia. How to watch Tour de France in the USAll stages of the Tour de France will live stream on Peacock in the US.
Persons: Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco, We'll, Peacock, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, France, de France, Belgian, ITV4, SBS, Tour de France, NBC, Olympics Locations: Italy, France, Nice, Slovenian, Danish, Australia, France.TV
In the 1980s, a French punk rock band coined a rallying cry against the country’s far right that retained its punch over decades. The chant, still shouted at protests by the left, is “La jeunesse emmerde le Front National,” which cannot be translated well without curse words, but essentially tells the far right to get lost. Now, that notion has been challenged as increasing numbers of young people have joined swaths of the French electorate to support the National Rally, a party once deemed too extreme to govern. But one of the biggest jumps was in the estimated numbers of 18-to-24-year-olds who cast ballots for the National Rally, in an election that many say could reshape France. A quarter of the age group voted for the party, according to a recent poll by the Ifop polling institute, up from 12 percent just two years ago.
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