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Macron in Lebanon to back new leadership

France’s president Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday for a visit to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country’s turbulent history.

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France awaits appointment of new government

France awaited the appointment of a new government to lead the country out of its political crisis, with President Emmanuel Macron expected to hold talks with his new prime minister on Sunday.

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Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as PM

French president Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist leader Francois Bayrou as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of hauling the country out of months of political crisis.

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Macron races to choose new PM

French president Emmanuel Macron raced Wednesday to meet a self-imposed 48-hour deadline to name a new prime minister after he hosted party bosses in a bid to hammer out a consensus and avoid a protracted political crisis...

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Macron eyes broad alliance to form new French govt

French president Emmanuel Macron has called for a ‘meeting of different political forces’ to hammer out a programme for a new government, the Greens party leader said on Monday amid a political crisis triggered by prime minister Michel Barnier’s ouster...

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Notre Dame holds first mass after five-year restoration

Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital’s most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony...

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Macron seeks new PM

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was holding talks with French political leaders on the left and right as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France’s political crisis.

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Macron seeks remedy as France parliament votes to oust PM 

French lawmakers voted on Wednesday to oust Barnier’s government after just three months in office, approving a no-confidence motion proposed by the hard left but which crucially was backed by the far right headed by Marine Le Pen...

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Macron, Salman sign strategic partnership

President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday aimed at deepening bilateral ties and de-escalating conflict in the Middle East, including...

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Macron unveils Notre Dame after restoration

French president Emmanuel Macron on Friday inspected the gleaming restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral, saying workers had done the ‘impossible’ by healing a ‘national wound’ caused by...

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G20 knocks out G7 agendas

THE G20 summit in Rio earlier this week offered the quite intriguing spectacle of a deeply divided world, geopolitically and geoeconomically, trying to put on a brave ‘holiday in the sun’ face...

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Macron calls for end to opposition arrests in Venezuela

France’s Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for an end to ‘pressures, threats and arrests’ in Venezuela following July elections that both president Nicolas Maduro and his opposition challenger claim to have won.

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Macron names Barnier as French PM

French president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as new prime minister, following almost two months of political deadlock after...

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Macron mulls right-wing ex-minister as PM

France’s president Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday considering a former right-wing minister to lead a new government after almost two months of deadlock, sources with knowledge of the...

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Macron accelerates efforts to break PM deadlock

French president Emmanuel Macron on Monday intensified efforts to find a new prime minister after almost two months of deadlock following inconclusive legislative elections, hosting...

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France spent almost 1 mn euros on Modi, King Charles banquets

French President Emmanuel Macron's office spent nearly one million euros on two lavish banquets for Britain's King Charles III and Indian leader Narendra Modi, the country's top auditors said as they urged the Elysee Palace to tighten its belt.

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France votes in final round

France went to the polls on Sunday for the second round of a crunch election that is expected to leave the far right as the dominant force in the country’s a divided and paralysed parliament....

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Macron bids to prevent far-right takeover

French president Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday battling to prevent the far right from taking an absolute majority and control of government in a...

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