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A marathon session for lawmakers in France's National Assembly from Thursday into Friday a host of contentious issues on the table. A compromise reached with the less powerful French Senate that will give the government the ability to impose COVID control measures on France's borders. Last week the National Assembly ditched the notion of vaccine passports and other domestic emergency measures and powers to deal with COVID and ended up gutting all COVID restrictions the government wanted to get some powers back but only got the ability to impose COVID rules on the border. Energy and purchasing power on the...

Losses for the government in the National Assembly early this week the combined forces of the Left, Les Republicans and the National Rally mustering majorities to eliminate vaccine passports for minors under the age of 18 and to eliminate the health emergency laws of COVID effective August 1st. The government will take its fight to restore those measures to the Senate. On the occasion of Bastille Day Thursday President Emmanuel Macron talked a wide range of issues with the two major television outlets (TF1 and France 2). Macron frankly told the French in essence that they need to "work harder"......

The administrative court in Nice ruling that a public transportation mask order is suspended in that city. Mayor Christian Estrosi issued the order. Estrosi is a former member of "Les Republicans" the "mainstream conservative" party who now identifies with "Horizons" a party supporting President Emmanuel Macron. The judge noted that since there is currently no mask order nationally one is not needed in Nice. In the National Assembly Wednesday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presented the government's program. But Borne did not ask for a vote of confidence from the assembly. That is because her faction supporting President Emmanuel Macron lacks...

French President Emmnauel Macron in the international spotlight this week with the G7 Summit in Germany quickly followed by the NATO Summit in Spain both efforts to build up a US led international front against both Russia and China. Yellow Vests protesters active on days other than Saturday these signs erected outside a shopping center at a traffic circle just last Wednesday. Yellow Vests protesting inside the circle... One of the signs translating: Lies About Russia + Currency Magic + Digital Identity And Currency = Lethal Dose Today in Paris the Yellow Vests continued to make their presence known...

"constructive majorities" The words coming from President Emmanuel Macron Friday following the failure of his "Moderate Centrist" coalition to win a majority in the National Assembly elections. Macron reaching out saying he wants to find majorities on a case by case basis he even met with National Rally leader Marine Le Pen in search of common ground. On paper Macron is short of the 289 seat majority (His coalition has 245). But Macron has groups like "Les Republicans" who at the end of the day are mainstream politicians willing to cut deals to advance the usual agendas like "climate change"....

Emmanuel Macron's coalition may not get it's majority in tomorrow's final round vote for seats in the National Assembly but it will have a willing partner in the ranks of "Les Republicans" faction the "Traditional Right" in France comparable to the Republican Party in the United States. A common expression used in the media this was that Macron may achieve a 'relative majority'...

As the Left in France hopes for a first round electoral win tomorrow, the Left was on the attack in the last week condemning the actions of police who shot and killed a woman in a car. The incident in Paris happened when the woman refused a police order to stop her vehicle. President Emmanuel Macron in a fearful mode with his election speaking Thursday warning against "extremists" and a "French chaos" to go along with the "World chaos". Macron's remarks aimed at his opponents in the legislative elections from both the "NUPRES" coalition of the Left and the National...

Policing and security became an issue in France this week as the first round of voting in the legislative elections approaches (a week from tomorrow June 12th). The treatment of English soccer fans around and near the State de France in suburban Paris last Saturday night front and center this week. President Emmanuel Macron speaking of the need for an investigation and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin putting out an apology to Liverpool fans who got locked out of the stadium amidst fears about what were said to be fake tickets for the contest with Real Madrid... What is interesting in...

The campaign for the June 12th-19th legislative elections in France continues along with the polls. Right now differing estimates in the first round but the Left... Today in Paris another Yellow Vests procession many colors in the crowd and flags. In Tours the display of a Christian flag at this Yellow Vests gathering... When evening campe to Paris attention focused on the "Champions League Final" soccer match at Stade de Paris in suburban Saint-Denis. The match between Liverpool and Real Madrid. Disturbances with tear gas used by riot police outside the stadium and the start of the match delayed...

Looking towards next month's legislative elections President Emmanuel Macron appointed a new Prime Minister. Elisabeth Borne, the second woman in French history to hold the post, given a newly shaken up cabinet Friday that mixes the "Left" and "Right" in French politics. The most controversial pick Pap Ndiaye for Minister of Education. Ndiaye is described as an "expert on US ethnic minority right movement". Eric Zemmour, one of the presidential candidates this year and a former cable news commentator, called Ndiaye a "wokist, obsessed with race."...

The various factions big and small moving towards the two rounds of voting for the National Assembly (June 12th and 19th). "Left" leader Jean-Luc Melenchon riding high in polls for the first round of voting leading other factions but after the consolidation of support in the second round his united "Left" faction will best get 165 of the 577 seats according to the polling. The National Rally of Marine Le Pen trails both the "Left" faction and the faction supporting President Emmanuel Macron. Her best outcome in the second round polling data is 80 seats. The polling data as it...

The "Bernie Sanders-AOC" of French politics Jean-Luc Melenchon missed the second round of the presidential vote last month but his strong third place showing became a catalyst for a campaign to promote Melenchon as the only viable force to keep President President Emmanuel Macron in check. Melenchon has touted himself as the next Prime Minister of France if the "Left" could win the upcoming legislative elections of June 12th and 19th. His "France Unbowed" (LFI) party this week concluded agreements with the "Green Left", the Communists and the Socialists to run a coordinated slate of candidates across hundreds of the...

This week French voters expressed their dissatisfaction with the final round results of their Presidential election. Even though many gave Macron a win over Marine Le Pen, others did not vote for spoiled their ballots. 55 percent of those polled this week saying Macron's re-election to a second and final term under France's constitution was a bad thing for the country... A huge number of protests planned for tomorrow in France on May Day a traditional day of protest for trade unions and the Left. In Paris today the protest continues for Week 181... Protesters making the point today that...

"What's the point of shouting 'Macron Resign!' everywhere when you can fire him." Marine Le Pen Making A Campaign Speech Thursday 4/21/2022 Marine Le Pen made her pitch for votes trying to reach and unify the anti-Macron vote in France embodied in Yellow Vests protests demanding he leave office with many protesters coming from a left-wing perspective. Mewanwhile the leader of the "Left" in France Jean-Luc Melenchon trotted out before the cameras this week in France with mainstream media demanding he endorse Emmanuel Macron over Marine Le Pen. Melenchon denounced Le Pen but could not offer up praise for Macron,...

Last Saturday left-wing protesters swelled the ranks of Yellow Vests demonstrating in Paris and other cities as the Left in France mobilized ahead of the Sunday First Round vote in the presidential election. Their hope was to see Left candidate Jean-Lue Melenchon reach the final round against incumbent Emmanuel Macron. But in the end a surging Marine Le Pen took the second spot to face off against Macron in the final round vote a week from tomorrow. Now the challenge for "Establishment" forces like the Mainstream Media and the Macron government is to shut down Marine Le Pen in the...

"Don't forget what you have been through, the "Yellow Vests", the impoverished pensioners, the humiliated workers, the young people from whom we took two years of freedom" National Rally Presidential Canadidate Marine Le Pen Speaks To Her Final Campaign Rally In Perpignan, France 4/7/2022 Tomorrow in the first round of France's Presidential election voters will be able to register their verdict on Emmanuel Macron's five years in office. It was his fuel tax policies in 2018 that helped to launch the Yellow Vests protests. Higher energy taxes in the name of fighting "climate change" and "going green" had to be...

It was an optimistic Marine Le Pen campaigning in the Alsace region of France on Friday. Le Pen, the National Rally candidate for President, saying there is a "great dynamic" on the ground in her favor. She believes that with just over a week to go before the first round of voting many of the French are beginning to realize that Emmanuel Macron's re-election is not a foregone conclusion. Le Pen indicating that the old "demonizaton" of her as "far-right" will not work this time around. She says Macron has to answer for a record she calls "deplorable" when it...

"There are 15 days left (in this campaign), I say to the French 'wake up'. You have everything in your hands but if you re-elect Emmanuel Macron you will suffer terribly for 5 years" Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (DLF Party-Gaullist Candidate For President Speaks To BFM-TV Saturday 3/26/2022 Two weeks from tomorrow the first round of France's presidential election and the economic issues seem to be getting more concern from voters than matters like national identity and immigration. The inflation fueled by massive governnent spending over COVID and economic sanctions against Russia translating into more support for National Rally candidate Marine Le...

22 days until first round voting in France's Presidential Election and this week Business teamed up with Government in France to keep gasoline prices down at the time of the election. Total, a major provider of gas cutting its prices 11 US cents a litre. That's equal to 40 US cents a gallon. This in addition to the 60 cents a gallon give back from the government in gas prices that starts April 1st nine days before the first round vote. Today the Yellow Vests protests continue in France on a "Worldwide Day Of Freedom" protests worldwide opposing COVID mandates...

Four weeks from tomorrow the first round of France's Presidenial Election and a Ukraine induced pattern has emerged for the election that puts the incumbent "Globalist" Emmanuel Macron in the apparent driver's seat. He leads Marine Le Pen of the National Rally in the first round and then when the two of them move onto the second round he wins by 12 percentage points perhaps more. The lesser known candidates fading in the polls some now show Left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon sitting on third place at 13 percent. Today in Northern France a very traditional Yellow Vests protest at a...