President Emmanuel Macron 'could resign' after the second round of disastrous French election, his top aides have warned. Voting has begun in mainland France today in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock. Macron is pictured leaving a …
NICE, France — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown to mainland France for pretrial detention after recent deadly unrest. After the meeting, the Kanak leader appealed to protesters to “maintain all of resistance” to achieve the main …
NICE, France — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public prosecutor in the territory said Sunday. Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak leader of the pro-independence party known as …
France announces constitutional amendment aimed at curbing immigration in its overseas territory near Madagascar. France has announced a controversial plan to amend the constitution to restrict citizenship to people born to immigrants in the overseas territory of Mayotte in a move aimed at curbing immigration to the Indian Ocean islands. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday announced that children …
French President Emmanuel Macron has reached out to Marine Le Pen's frustrated supporters after he was re-elected for a second five-year term tonight. French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second five-year term tonight as he crushed his far-Right rival Marine Le Pen amid low turnout levels Supporters react at the Eiffel Tower after the victory of French President …