In France, when presidents take strolls among the public, they’re described as “taking a crowd bath.” Emmanuel Macron took a very cold one on Wednesday. Braving hecklers who shouted for him to resign, the French leader threw himself into the uphill task
France’s top constitutional body was expected to rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron’s contested plan to raise the retirement age passes muster, a decision that could calm or further enrage opponents of the measure. All eyes were on the heavily guarded
A restaurant loved by Emmanuel Macron is in flames after it was targeted by angry protestors against the French President’s pensions reforms. Dramatic images La Rotonde burning as plumes of black smoke billow across the skies in the French capital of Paris.
A leading Frexit politician has called for French president Emmanuel Macron to be impeached, as anger persists over his controversial pension reforms. François Asselineau called on legislators in the National Assembly, known as députés, to enact the “removal procedure” to force Mr
The French government survived two no-confidence votes Monday in the lower chamber of parliament, prompted by a push by President Emmanuel Macron last week to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without giving lawmakers a vote. The no-confidence motion filed
Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating is at its lowest since the Yellow Vests movement was founded. According to an opinion poll, the popularity rating of the French President is in free fall after his government used the so-called Article 49-3 to pass its
Protests have erupted across France after President Emmanuel Macron forced through a controversial new pension reform. Opposition politicians and members of the French public are furious after Mr Macron used article 49.3 of the French constitution to ensure the policy will pass
Emmanuel Macron previously lashed out at Britain, Australia, and the US’ plan to build submarines, with French officials refusing to engage with their counterparts across the Channel, due to his frustration at the new AUKUS deal. This week plans to expand the
French train and metro drivers, refinery workers, garbage collectors and others were holding further strikes on Wednesday against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64, in efforts to keep up pressure on the government amid the ongoing parliamentary
French senators will start debating President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension plan on Thursday, as the centrist government hopes to find a compromise with the conservatives at the upper house of parliament to be able to push the bill through. Macron has vowed