Questions tagged [france]
Questions about politics and policy of the French Republic.
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The 2025 French political crisis is partially about budgetary economics. What do the 2 main challengers, RN and LFI, propose to do differently?
Macron's center-right government, not unlike its predecessors, is seeing strong challenges from Le Pen's Rassemblement National (RN) on the far right. It is a relatively new development however that ...
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Why does Emmanuel Macron shun La France Insoumise, the major extreme left party?
Emmanuel Macron has been consistently boycotting both the Rassemblement National and La France Insoumise, e.g.:
Macron brings party leaders together for talks, excluding RN and LFI
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Conditions for early presidential elections in France
Macron's first PM has suggested these.
Emmanuel Macron should name a prime minister to push through a budget and then call early presidential elections to solve France's political crisis, his first ...
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How common is it for France to criminally charge commercial ship captains for failing to comply with orders?
For context:
The captain of an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" of vessels used to evade sanctions has been charged by French authorities.
The Chinese national was ...
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The French National Assembly closed on July 10 and public sessions will resume on September 22. Why such a long break?
The French National Assembly closed on July 10 and public sessions will resume on September 22. Why such a long break? Is it to allow the National Assembly members to spend more time in their district?...
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What did Putin get out of his latest phone call with Macron?
Russian President Vladimir Putin just had a phone call with Emmanuel Macron of France.
I can understand the political incentive/benefit from Macron's side (show that Putin is not interested in peace, ...
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Why is France consistently arming Israel?
France is among the few countries that are consistently arming Israel.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250613-macron-says-israel-has-right-to-defend-itself-speaks-to-netanyahu
"If Israel ...
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Is there a precedent, in France, for barring a politician from running for office due to (political) fraud or embezzlement?
Shock Marine Le Pen verdict rocks French far right
"Incredible." That was the single word uttered under her breath by Marine Le Pen as she stormed out of a Paris courtroom on Monday morning....
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Has any foreign leader, an ally, publicly refuted a statement made by an American President, in the Oval office?
During a recent press conference President Donald Trump was explaining that the U.S. was Ukraine's largest aid supplier, not Europe, and that French assistance to Ukraine was made up of loans, not ...
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Is Europe's military aid for Ukraine officially a loan or a gift?
In a press conference from The White House (Feb 24), United States President Trump said, "Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine, they get the money back.” I personally doubt Ukraine has ...
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What happened to the homeless people removed from Île-de-France before the 2024 Summer Olympics?
I read about an incident where 300 homeless people were removed from an abandoned bus company headquarters in Vitry-sur-Seine and moved to temporary housing in other French cities before the 2024 ...
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What is the current status of the billionaire tax in France?
So in late October 2024 there were several news articles that the French National Assembly voted for a billionaires tax, saying that people with assets in excess of 1 billion Euros have to pay a flat ...
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Are/what makes German parliamentary elections harder to organize than French ones?
On the eve of the European parliamentary election on June 09, 2024, French president Macron called a snap election for the National Assembly. It was held three/four weeks later. (First round on June ...
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What did Osama bin Laden's son Omar post on social media?
Osama bin Laden's son was banned from France for making terrorism-related posts that he claims were made by a hacker:
French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al
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Has Macron's new government indicated whether it is "leaning" hard left or hard right?
From BBC Sept 5 - Barnier becomes new French PM and bids to end turmoil
Veteran French conservative Michel Barnier has taken over as prime minister, almost two months after France's snap elections ...
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