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December 13, 2024 7:34 PM

France’s Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, charging the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second political crisis in the past six months. The priority for Bayrou, a close Macron ally, will be passing a special law to roll over the 2024 budget, with a nastier battle over the 2025 legislation looming early next year. Parliamentary pushback over the 2025 bill led to the downfall of former Prime Minister Michel Barnier'...

November 19, 2024 9:22 AM

Firmly focused on the 2047 roadmap, PM Modi and Macron solidify Indo-French strategic partnership

Working jointly towards the completion of several key Indo-French goals all the way to 2047, the centenary year of India's Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive discussions on the sidelines of the Rio G20 Summit to strengthen the India-France Strategic Partnership. During their meeting, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to their shared vision for bilateral cooperation and international partnership, outlined in the Horizon 2047 r...

November 19, 2024 8:50 AM

Macron to Meloni, PM Modi holds crucial meetings with world leaders during Rio G20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of significant bilateral meetings with several world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on the sidelines of the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. "It is always a matter of immense joy to meet my friend, President Emmanuel Macron. Complimented him on the successful hosting of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics earlier this year," PM Modi posted on X after meeting Macro...

September 6, 2024 6:33 PM

French far right exerts outsize power over Barnier and Macron, rivals say

France's far-right National Rally (RN) is exerting outsize power over President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Michel Barnier, rivals said on Friday, a day after the veteran politician got the job with tacit support from the RN. Macron named former 73-year-old Barnier, a conservative and a former Brexit negotiator, as prime minister on Thursday, capping a two-months-long search following his ill-fated decision to call a legislative election that delivered an unruly hung parliament. ...

May 23, 2024 2:13 PM

Macron says dialogue ‘necessary’ in visit to riot-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed dialogue was "necessary" during a hastily arranged visit to New Caledonia on Thursday (May 23) after deadly riots triggered by a contested electoral reform hit the Pacific island. "In the coming hours and days, massive new operations will be scheduled where necessary, and republican order in its entirety will be re-established because there is no other choice," Macron said during a meeting with political and business leaders in the capital Noume...