Can anything save the French left?
The “Popular Primary” aims to pick a single left-wing candidate for president – whether they want it or not.
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Novak Djokovic and why the world is turning on anti-vaxxers
The tennis star has won his battle in Australia, but patience with the unvaccinated is running out.
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Emmanuel Macron’s vow to “piss off” the unvaccinated won’t convince many – but that’s not the point
The French president’s aim is to signal to the vaccinated majority that he is on their side, rather than to…
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What lies behind conspiracy theories targeting Brigitte Macron
The wife of the French president has faced false rumours that she is a transgender woman.
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French travel restrictions won’t keep Omicron out – but they will disrupt holiday plans
Travel bans have been tried before – they didn’t stop the virus before and they won’t do so now.
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Boris Johnson’s toxic Brexit is poisoning relations with France
The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron can’t stand each other, but the real damage is from Brexit.
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Could Valérie Pécresse be France’s first female president?
The woman who styles herself as “two-thirds Merkel, one-third Thatcher” could pose a serious threat to Macron’s chances of re-election.
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Dispatch: migrants in Calais are still determined to cross the Channel
The deaths of at least 27 people on the dangerous journey have left migrants in France scared but undeterred.
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Frosty French and British relations are at best childish, at worst deadly
While ministers grandstand, desperate people are preparing to make the dangerous journey across the sea
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How the memory of the Paris attacks is shaping France’s national psyche
The ongoing terror trial is adding a new dimension to the nation’s collective memory of the attacks of 13 November…
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As Covid-19 surges in Europe, Emmanuel Macron’s bet on vaccine passports appears prescient
France’s coercive policy turned one of the least vaccinated countries in Europe into one with the highest coverage.
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Liberal democracy is still under threat
In countries such as the US, Italy and France, status quo-style politics won’t win elections anymore.
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French election 2022: centre-right candidates fail to find their voice in debate
The Republican party is squeezed between Emmanuel Macron on the economy and Éric Zemmour on identity.
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Why the sexual abuse revelations about Catholic clergy in France were grimly unsurprising
The Catholic Church’s defensiveness and culture of secrecy have made it tragically reluctant to admit error and slow to put…
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France and the UK must renew the Entente Cordiale to save the West
The link between Britain and France binds the Anglosphere to Europe – it must not be allowed to fray.
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Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are now arguing about whether they’re arguing
French aides say the two leaders have agreed to de-escalate tensions. Johnson’s spokesman insists there is no such deal.
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Why are France and Britain arguing about fishing boats – again?
As relations between the two countries continue to disintegrate, it’s worth remembering that France and the UK retain considerable shared…
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Bernard-Henri Lévy: “Defining oneself by an identity is an impoverishment of what you are”
The French intellectual on culture wars and global crises.
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French election 2022: Can anyone beat President Emmanuel Macron?
Éric Zemmour, now polling second, is proving able to appeal to voters that Marine Le Pen could never reach.
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“We have to answer the questions Brexit raised”: Michel Barnier on the EU and why he wants to lead France
The former EU chief Brexit negotiator warns that Europe needs to change before it dies. Will anybody listen?
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