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The death of Thomas, a 16-year-old stabbed after a dance party in southeastern France on November 19th triggered protests with the "Far-Right" blamed by the government. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin saying the government is seeking to ban small "Far-Right" organizations following those protests... The government of President Emmanuel Macron casting a wider net amid the controversy with a direct attack on the National Rally in France's National Assembly. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti accusing the RN of seeking to divide France between its Catholic rural parts and urban Muslim parts. He claimed the RN needs to expel Racists and Nazis in...

The president of the National Rally deputies in the Assembly deplored this Tuesday, November 28, a "filthy response" from the Minister of Justice who "insults the deputies" of her party and therefore "millions of French people". "That's enough now!" Marine Le Pen announced this Tuesday November 28, 2023 that she wanted to file a complaint against Eric Dupond-Moretti after his comments made in the National Assembly against the deputies of the National Rally. While ultra-right rallies have multiplied in recent days, the Minister of Justice, like Elisabeth Borne, Gerald Darmanin and Olivier Veran, attacked the National Rally denouncing 'inflammatory remarks'....

The Pentagon not ready to comment on Iranian video of a drone overflying the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier... Starting on Friday warships from ten nations will patrol the Baltic Sea and North Sea... Outside the White House the national Christmas tree toppling... "We will not be part of a government that allows Hamas to exist" Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir warning... Peru's Attorney General Patricia Benavides formally accusing President Dina Boluarte of responsibility for the deaths of protesters late last year... "When the Minister of Justice insults the deputies of the National Rally, he insults millions...

How unfair it is on Chipping Norton, that handsome, decent town, to be burdened by a link with David Cameron, the second worst Prime Minister of the modern age... Mr. Sunak cannot want Mr. Cameron's expertise on foreign policy. His major achievement in that field was to destroy Libya, replacing the despot Gaddafi with wild, burning chaos. This one action triggered the giant explosion in human trafficking across the Mediterranean which has utterly transformed Europe and European politics for the worse. He also supported the failed attempt to overthrow the nasty Syrian dictator, Bashar Assad, supposedly in the name of...

On Friday night in Paris the fifth anniversary of the Yellow Vests was commemorated and there would be many more commemorations today Saturday... For ten hours on Friday President Emmanuel Macron holding a consultation with leaders of opposition parties willing to participate. This was the last in a series of meetings that some opposition parties like Environmentalist and the National Rally attended with its President Jordan Bardella in the room. But other opposition forces including the LFI (Left) and Les Republicans (Mainstream Right)... Following last Sunday's Civic March against Anti-Semitism Marine Le Pen the National Rally leader in the National...

The Anti-Semitic incidents in France following the start of the war in Israel on October 7th under investigation by French authorities with arrests in the hundreds. But one particularly nasty looking incident was the painting of Stars of David on the sides of homes and buildings in Paris and its suburbs. Now the French government pointing an accusing finger at Russia... A civic march against Anti-Semitism set for Paris tomorrow led by the leading officials of France's National Assembly and Senate. But the Left in France and even some Centrist and Pro-Government politicians balking at participation by the "Far-Right". The...

France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announcing Thursday 789 Anti-Semitic incidents and 389 arrests in France since... "a crime against people and peace and must be unreservedly condemned" "The Israeli state has a duty to defend itself" "France is paying for its diplomacy of denial" "Security will require a Palestinian state" National Rally leader in France's National Assembly Marine Le Pen speaking... France was one of 120 nations that voted for the UN General Assembly resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza... The French Navy assault carrier "Tonnerre" in the Eastern Mediterranean with two guided missile frigates... 750 Euro (790...

The Minister of the Interior also ordered the arrest of the organizers and "troublemakers" of these pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin, in a telegram addressed to the prefects, orders the systematic banning of Palestinian demonstrations and the arrest of the organizers and "troublemakers" of these demonstrations following the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. "Pro-Palestinian demonstrations, because they are likely to generate disturbances to public order, must be prohibited," writes the Minister of the Interior, adding that "the organization of these prohibited demonstrations must give rise to arrests"...

Late Wednesday evening about Midnight French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that Article 49.3 of the 1958 "Fifth Republic" Constitution would be invoked for the 12th time since President Emmanuel Macron was unable to secure a majority in last year's legislative elections... On Thursday President Emmanuel Macron in Corsica the homelands of Napoleon Bonaparte proposing autonomy for the always restive region. Macron broaching ideas like use of the Corsican language in a bid to appease nationalists who have controlled local offices on the island since 2018... Last Sunday night Mr. Macron announced that France's ambassador and soldiers were pulling out...

President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte got to be "on stage" this week as British King Charles and Queen Camilla came for a on official visit. The visit postponed from earlier this year when there were mass street protests opposing the imposition of a higher retirement age by Presidential decree. Also visiting France at the end of the week, Pope Francis... The Interior Ministee Gerald Darmanin took a hard line this week as the European Union sought to move migrants who swarmed... Former President Nicolas Sarkozy threw a line to the current President Macron this week by urging his...

More public opinion polling this week much of it focused on Marine Le Pen creating a full picture of her positives and negatives... French cabinet ministers met Friday to discuss the migrant flood that reached the Italian island of Lampedusa this week. 7000 in two days. A shorter video clip from today's protest in Paris. Yellow Vests worn by most of the group that sang as they marched drums also present. One carboard sign displayed by a protester reads: "Tout augmente la misere aussi Dehors Macron" linking President Emmanuel Macron to the notion that: "Everything increases the misery"... In rural...

As it stands now Emmanuel Macron cannot run for a third term as France's President in 2027. After running as a finalist in the last two Presidential elections, Marine Le Pen seems poised for a win. No political polls have been taken in France since earlier this year when Le Pen was defeating the incumbent Macron in a face-to-face matchup. This week a new public opinion poll focused on the "favorability" of politicians and... The unpopularity of President Emmanuel Macron confirmed last night at the Stade de France... A 16-year old boy of Turkish descent declared brain-dead in France Thursday...

President Emmanuel Macron talking about the violence on French streets in recent month and the police killing of "Nahel" in Marseille. Speaking to "Le Point" Macron said most of those arrested were born in France (90 percent) and that they often came from single-parent families or... On the big issue of "Climate" that has played in France this week... Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin denied that immigration would be a deciding issue in the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with the "La Voix Du Nord" newspaper Darmanin said it was possible that Marine Le Pen would win the Presidential Election...

As chaos and disorder surge through the streets of France, Nationalist politician Marine Le Pen has issued a stirring national address, imploring her compatriots to reject the rising tide of anarchy and violence. “For several days, a state of endemic disorder, violence, and destruction has been established in the country, the images and echoes of which are chillingly brutal,” Le Pen began her address. She painted a sobering picture of a nation in turmoil, referencing attacks on people and property, assaults on police officers and firefighters, the ransacking of town halls, school fires, and the looting of shops. Le Pen...

"Justice pour Nahel" read a white banner of protest as thousands marched in the Paris suburb of Nanterre Thursday afternoon. On Tuesday morning at 830 17-year-old Nahel was behind the wheel as police attempted to stop him for a traffic violation. As he drove off an officer fired into the vehicle fatally wounding him. Police in France have been pumped up by the government of President Emmanuel Macron who unleashed the forces of "Law and Order" the forces of the "Republican Order" in France to deal with the mass protests of the Yellow Vests in the late fall of 2018....

May Day is a traditional day of Leftist and Labor Union protests in France. But this year the demonstrations amplified by opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's imposition of pension reform without legislative approval. 2.3 million people protesting nationwide according to the CGT labor union federation while the Ministry of the Interior says the number was less than a million. The government and the mainstream media didn't make much of the peaceful nature of the huge crowds but chose to seize upon January 6th style incidents of vandalism involving the usual suspects black uniformed anarchists. Arrests and injuries to police highlighted...

On Thursday as railroad workers staged a nationwide strike and protest opposing him, French President Emmanuel Macron tried to work on his unpopularity with a visit to a group of teachers. Macron promising pay increases... Pots and pans clanged across France Monday evening as Macron made his 'move on' speech seeking to change the subject from his imposition of pension reform without a legislative vote. Police banned such protests in a number of communities Monday night (Dijon, Marseille) and when Macron made his visit to the teachers on Thursday local authorities imposed a ban on all noise making activity around...

French President Emmanuel Macron made a brief speech at 8 pm tonight offering the people of France a host of issues beyond the pension reform issue he has alienated public opinion with. Macron spoke the environment, he spoke law and order even talked about illegal immigration but with 64 percent of public opinion now supporting continuation of the protests begun to oppose his imposition of pension reform without a legislative vote it came as no surprise that protests organized on short notice sprung up across France this evening. Thousands gathered in Paris clanging pots and pans... This was the pattern...

In the last week it has been painfully clear that Emmanuel Macron wants to move on from his imposition of pension reforms including the rise in retirement age to 64 from 62. The visit to China allowed Mr. Macron to plant the notion that France should steer clear of the US-China confrontation over Taiwan take a middle ground oppose what he asserted were belligerent positions on both sides. There are those in France Left and Right who have disdain for the United States. Perhaps Macron thought he could gain popular support and traction by drawing attention... Macron's visit to the...

The latest day of mass protest and strikes against pension reform in France Thursday brought out two million participants to demonstrate in the streets according to labor union organizers. The government claiming that only 570,000 participated. French politics this week included the controversy over junior cabinet minister Marlene Schiappa posing for the cover of "Playboy" magazine in a risqué way... Meanwhile Elabe commissioned a poll about what a Presidential Election would look like if there was one in France right and Marine Le Pen of the National Rally came out a winner... Mr. Macron in China for a three-day visit...