Tag: Macron
Macron says he won’t name government until after Olympics
4 hours ago French President Emmanuel Macron has said he won’t name a new government until after the end of the Paris Olympics. It comes after the New Popular Front (NFP), a left-wing coalition that makes up the largest group in France’s parliament after recent elections, put forward a little-known civil servant, Lucie Castets, as …
Centrist government to remain in power until after Paris Olympics, says Macron | France
Emmanuel Macron has said he will maintain the country’s centrist caretaker government until the end of the Olympic Games in mid-August to avoid disorder. His announcement in a TV interview came shortly after the leftist coalition that won the most votes in this month’s parliamentary elections selected little-known civil servant Lucie Castets as their choice …
France’s unions call for strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government
A leader of a major French union has called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent legislative elections and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government July 11, 2024, 10:43 AM ET • 3 min read PARIS — With just 15 days before the start of …
Could Macron set up a ‘technocratic government’ after the elections? A few lessons from the Italian experience
In the Middle Ages, when factional struggles became so intense as to jeopardize the state’s very survival, Italian cities resorted to an original form of government: a podesta. Uninvolved in the city’s quarrels and vested with full powers, this independent magistrate was appointed by consensus for a limited time (six months to a year). Once …