Current — French Election

Current — French Election

• Do the Greek and French Election Results Mean the End of Austerity Policies in...

  

  Eurozone crisis: Austerity bites photo: Tax Credits The Background The Greek and French election results have raised serious doubts over the future of... Read more

  The 08 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• Outflanking Marine

  

  MARINE LE PEN and her far-right National Front (FN) began December looking like the leaders of a new wave of European populist nationalism. Read more

  The 20 december 2015 by   Stizzard
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• The World After the Paris Attacks

  The Paris Attacks have awakened the global community to understand that the War on Terror is no longer America’s war. People should have recognized this when... Read more

  The 19 december 2015 by   Shahalexander
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• the No Knowledge Aussie View of India ...

  

  How backward is Australian climate politics? Here, the absurd racist rubbish – wrote one on twitter ….. it is about a cartoon published in Murdoch's national... Read more

  The 15 december 2015 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Coalition of the Grudging

  

  IN THE aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks on November 13th, the French framed their response with unambiguous martial resolve. Read more

  The 29 november 2015 by   Stizzard
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• “France’s Response to Paris Attacks Encourages ISIS’s Caliphate Fantasy,” by Eri...

  Eric is a personal friend of mine and he published this on Academia.edu so that usually means anyone can grab it as long as you credit them. Lately, Eric... Read more

  The 25 november 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• Why Paris Reveals the Horror – and the Hypocrisies – of Global Terrorism

  

  By: Andrew Gavin Marshall23 November 2015Originally posted at Occupy.com on 17 November 2015The world was shocked and horrified at the terror inflicted upon... Read more

  The 23 november 2015 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Extreme Tweeting

  

  MOST politicians these days know how to compose a tweet and post a Facebook update; some are competentselfie-takers. Yet Europe’s mainstream lawmakers are... Read more

  The 22 november 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Robert Stark Interviews Charles Lincoln About the Paris Terror Attack, Migrant...

  This should be great. Charles is always good. He is brilliant. I have met him too, and he is also a very nice guy.Here. Charles Lincoln has a PhD in... Read more

  The 20 november 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• France, Zionism and US Imperialism

  Julian Hochscritt writes:The all-Zionist turn in our foreign policy is fairly recent. It harks back to Sarkozy in 2007 bringing France into NATO’s integrated... Read more

  The 17 november 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• Reap What You Sow, Hollande

  

  France created ISIS and supported Al Qaeda, ISIS and all the rest from Day One. Nits make lice. France birthed the nits, now the lice have infested their... Read more

  The 16 november 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• Paris ISIS Attack: Was It a False Flag?

  

  We have become so cynical and distrusting of government and the mainstream media that immediately after a mass trauma event — a school shooting or terrorist... Read more

  The 16 november 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Where Did The Christian and Islam Conflict Begin?

  The Friday the 13th attacks in Paris got people to think about it once again. The Islamic State took responsibility for the attacks in Paris with a message, in... Read more

  The 15 november 2015 by   Albert Wagner
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• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Both Paris Attack & Russian Jet Crash

  

  On Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, eight men undertook multiple attacks in Paris — at a death metal music concert, 2 restaurants, a soccer stadium, and on streets. Read more

  The 14 november 2015 by   Eowyn
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• France

  

  As everyone likely knows, yesterday saw a horrible wave of terrorist attacks in Paris, France. Seven attacks, most notably a massacre at the Bataclan concert... Read more

  The 14 november 2015 by   Christopher Saunders
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• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Paris Terror Attacks

  17 minutes ago, ISIS claimed responsibility for all of the coordinated attacks in Paris last night in an online audio message and an additional written message... Read more

  The 14 november 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• France Declared A State of Emergency, After at Least 150 People Are Killed in a...

  

  France State of emergency has been declared in France following a series of attacks in Paris, reportedly by people inspired by ISIS. Over 150 people have been... Read more

  The 14 november 2015 by   Vikasacharya
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• Paris Carnage: The Front Pages Tell a Story of Horror

  

  It’s not something that we like to do, but it is sad that we tend to do this more often these days: to display front pages of newspapers covering a terrorist ac... Read more

  The 14 november 2015 by   Themarioblog
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• Multiple Terrorist Attacks All Over Paris

  This just happened, only about one hour ago.60 dead, hundreds wounded and over 100 hostages. The President of France has just called a curfew. Read more

  The 13 november 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• Phantom Menace

  

  NEAT mounds of freshly harvested sugar beets await collection on the plains of Picardy. This flat land, around the northern town of Saint-Quentin, is quiet... Read more

  The 13 november 2015 by   Stizzard
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• The Dispensable French

  

  BACK in September, as Germany struggled to cope with the politics and logistics of the greatest influx of refugees in modern history, France decided to put on... Read more

  The 10 november 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Leaders in Driverless Cars

  

  THE inquiring progressive mind, scanning Europe for new thinking on the left, would not instinctively turn to France. No eager throngs gather for debates at... Read more

  The 02 october 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Unlikely Détente Between Iran and the United States

  Some hope that Obama’s nuclear deal will pave the way for a détente between Iran and the United States. But as I repeatedly say on this blog, that is unlikely. Read more

  The 18 september 2015 by   Shahalexander
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• I Guess I Am with the “French New Right”

  Whoever criticizes capitalism while approving immigration whose working class is its first victim had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration while... Read more

  The 04 september 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• Derailed

  A MAINLINE train station in France at the end of summer hums with the thrill of journeys taken and families reunited. The French travel more by high-speed rail... Read more

  The 03 september 2015 by   Stizzard
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• New Statesman: Jean-Marie Le Pen May Have Been Banished. But His Ideas Endure

  

  There’s no such thing as bad publicity goes the old adage and in the ongoing saga which currently pits the Le Pen dynasty against one another, it seems that... Read more

  The 22 august 2015 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: India & the UNSC

  

  It’s been 69 years since India became an Independent nation. The leaders that formed the government then thought that the time was right for India to govern... Read more

  The 15 august 2015 by   Brendan Dabhi
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• Interview with Bernard Kouchner Flying Over Africa

  

  It is difficult for personalities with such prolific lives as the doctor and French politician Bernard Kouchner (Avignon-1939) not to provoke admiration and... Read more

  The 21 july 2015 by   Alejandra
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• What If There Were Sounds of Silence?

  A Guest Post by Dr. Harold Goldmeier WHAT IF THERE WERE SOUNDS OF SILENCE? Did you ever wonder about your life’s path? What if you learned to play piano or... Read more

  The 19 july 2015 by   Gldmeier
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• Blaming the Victim: Greece is a Nation Under Occupation

  

  By: Andrew Gavin Marshall17 July 2015In the early hours of Thursday morning, July 16, the Greek Parliament passed a host of austerity measures in order to... Read more

  The 16 july 2015 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Don’t Stop Deriding Us

  

  Rubber ribbing CRAFTED out of latex rubber, the marionettes of “Les Guignols de l’Info”, a French television show, recall a pre-digital age. Read more

  The 16 july 2015 by   Stizzard
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• The End of Fudge

  

  ANDREAS PAPANDREOU, a proud Greek socialist who stood up to his country’s coup-mongering generals in the 1960s, won an election in October 1981 by fulminating... Read more

  The 09 july 2015 by   Stizzard
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• "NSA Spying: France Summons US Envoy Over Wikileaks Claims"

  From the BBC: France has summoned the US envoy in Paris over claims that the US spied on President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors, officials say. Read more

  The 24 june 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Almost out of Time

  

  BACK in 2000, the French voted to shorten presidential terms from seven years to five. The aim was to make the presidential mandate coincide with that of... Read more

  The 21 june 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Part of the Furniture

  

  STROLLING around the European Parliament in Brussels recently Charlemagne asked his companion, an MEP’s assistant, if the success of anti-European parties in... Read more

  The 04 june 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Republicans in Name Aussi

  

  It’s only a name NEW parties are constantly sprouting up in Europe’s fertile political landscape. It is more unusual to find established parties taking on new... Read more

  The 02 june 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Jadaliyya: Olivier Roy on Laicite as Ideology, the Myth of ‘National Identity’...

  Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Professor Olivier Roy, Head of the Mediterranean Program at the European University Institute discusses the development of... Read more

  The 20 may 2015 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• Killing 15,000 French by Bombing French Rail Junctions Before D-Day

  

  posted by author Charles McCain www.charlesmccain.com WWII French General Charles De Gaulle A WWII photo portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the Free... Read more

  The 10 may 2015 by   Sfalcont
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• ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): “Face Veils and Miniskirts: Whose...

  When France enacted its 2010 ban on face veils, rare were the voices that questioned whether criminalising alleged victims of “misogynistic pressures” – as... Read more

  The 27 april 2015 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• Now My Toes Are Crossed as Well as My Fingers

  Just under three weeks to go and still the polls have Dave 'n' Ed neck and neck and I still can't quite believe it. Earlier this morning after I saw Sky News I... Read more

  The 17 april 2015 by   Davidduff
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• More Notes on the Vatican's Refusal of the Appointment of the Gay French...

  

  As I said several days ago when I last spoke about what's being reported re: the French government's appointment of Laurent Stéfanini as ambassador to the... Read more

  The 14 april 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• The Pope's Decision to Freeze Out the Gay French Ambassadorial Appointment: A...

  

  For those interested in the story of the Vatican's foot-dragging re: approving a French ambassador to the Holy See, about which I wrote yesterday:For The... Read more

  The 10 april 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Ménage à Trois

  

  SOMETIMES small elections are markers of major political change. France’s latest vote, a two-round ballot on March 22nd and 29th to elect deputies to the 98... Read more

  The 29 march 2015 by   Stizzard
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• From a Gov't Employee's Desk!

  

  My whirlwind romance with history working as a researcher at the Historical Commission is now six months. How time flies! How to describe it so far? Uber... Read more

  The 23 march 2015 by   Desiree Munoz
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• Operation Detox

  

  “I SAW her!” squeals a teenaged girl. “I got a photo!” shrieks her friend. As Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front (FN), steps from her dark-windowed... Read more

  The 19 march 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Nemtsov’s Murder

  

  According to the Times, Boris Nemtsov, a prominent Russian opposition leader and former first deputy prime minister, was shot dead while crossing a Moscow bridg... Read more

  The 28 february 2015 by   Paul Phillips
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• Fear of a New Darkness

  

  THE crowds sang John Lennon’s “Imagine” at memorial rallies for victims of the weekend shootings in Copenhagen. The anti-religion anthem was an odd choice to... Read more

  The 25 february 2015 by   Stizzard
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• The Nuclear Option

  NOBODY could accuse Emmanuel Macron of not trying. To persuade rebellious Socialists and centre-right opponents to back his liberalising reforms, the French... Read more

  The 20 february 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Ukraine Sitrep February 6, 2015

  

  This is one of the best and easiest to read Ukraine sitreps on the Net. Please feel free to read and repost.New map of the fighting dated February 1-2. Click... Read more

  The 07 february 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• Global Power Project: Bilderberg Group and the International Monetary Fund

  

  By: Andrew Gavin Marshall3 February 2015Originally posted at Occupy.comThis is the ninth installment in a series examining the activities and individuals... Read more

  The 03 february 2015 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Obama Blows Off Holocaust Memorial

  Michael L.Writing for the New York Times, Rick Lyman tells us:OSWIECIM, Poland — For what is likely to be the last time, a large number of the survivors of the... Read more

  The 27 january 2015 by   Mikelumish
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• World Economic Forum 2015: Global Governance In a World of Resistance

  

  By: Andrew Gavin Marshall26 January 2015Originally posted at Occupy.com and the Transnational InstituteThis article and its accompanying infographic have been... Read more

  The 27 january 2015 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Middle East Eye: The ‘Republican March’: A Nationalist Rally with Sinister...

  The concept of national unity is an appealing one to our politicians – let us rally around a visionary leader – and in the case of Francois Hollande, around... Read more

  The 26 january 2015 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• French Politics: After Janvier

  

  HIS Socialist colleagues once called François Hollande “Flanby”, after a wobbly caramel pudding. Laurent Fabius, his foreign minister, likened him to an... Read more

  The 25 january 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

  

  Michael L.{Originally published at the Elder of Ziyon.}One of the blogs that I used to follow was known as Fresno Zionism, but the Fresno Zionist made aliyah an... Read more

  The 19 january 2015 by   Mikelumish
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• Were The Saudis And The US Behind The Charlie Hebdo Massacre As A Warning To...

  

  By Susan Duclos, via All News PipeLine With the oil price manipulation we are seeing globally, implemented by the West in order to "punish" and "isolate" Russia... Read more

  The 14 january 2015 by   Susanduclos
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• What Side Are You On, Indeed?

  Sweet and sage words, certainly. But there's something to be said for having fuck you money. What do Iran, Russia, Syria, Egypt, Mexico and China have in... Read more

  The 14 january 2015 by   Mikelumish
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• Is the Charlie Hebdo Paris Massacre a False Flag?

  

  False flag! False flag! That’s the cry on the Internet as soon as news comes of yet another traumatic incident of shooting deaths. This time, it’s the killing o... Read more

  The 14 january 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Obama MIA at Historic March for Unity in Paris

  

  On Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, a rally for unity and against the jihadists’ killing of Charlie Hebdo cartoonists drew 1.5 million people in Paris and more than... Read more

  The 13 january 2015 by   Eowyn
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• They Removed Adolf Hitler from Power but Are Keeping Joseph Kabila, Joweri...

  

  Dr Denis MukwegeOne and only one reason can explain that double standard: US, UK and other EU countries are racist in their relations with Africa. Read more

  The 13 january 2015 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Je Suis Charlie - Je Suis Resolu

  

  It has been a crap start to 2015 on so many counts, but the shocking spate of killings in France this week by Islamist extremists has been the most horrendous... Read more

  The 10 january 2015 by   Ashleylister
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• Hollande Daze...

  Mark Steyn  attacks the hypocrisy of Western leadership, as only he can: "The French authorities killed three murderous savages yesterday. That was the only goo... Read more

  The 10 january 2015 by   Hughvw
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• When Denial Becomes Deadly "Sitting Ducks Become Dead Ducks"

  

  By Susan Duclos - via All News PipeLine - All Original Stories All The Time We are now moving from a period of being "sitting ducks" to "dead ducks," with the... Read more

  The 08 january 2015 by   Susanduclos
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• Charlie Hebdo – Я Шарли Эбдо

  

  What had begun as a quiet day visiting friends on Christmas (7 January), would be shattered by the notification of the brutal and senseless killing of... Read more

  The 08 january 2015 by   Mendeleyeev
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• The Biggest Poker Game in Town

  In fact, it's the biggest poker game in several towns - Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Rome, Madrid, Paris, to name but a few of the main players. As is common in... Read more

  The 06 january 2015 by   Davidduff
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• 'On Avance, Er, Non, Nous Nous Retirons!'

  Sounds like one of those French generals in 1914 as Schlieffen's right hook punched them backwards. (Incidentally, I imply no criticism, the French fought... Read more

  The 04 january 2015 by   Davidduff
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• There is Just No Explaining

  

  2014Dave Berry says it all here. I laughed out loud. Go the the link if you want to be amused or bemused at the state of our union.Justin Bieber? The White Hous... Read more

  The 03 january 2015 by   Nancymccarroll
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• The Big Picture

  

  For all America’s partisan divisions, we’re in remarkable agreement on one thing: the country is on the “wrong track,” the American dream is struggling, and... Read more

  The 27 december 2014 by   Fsrcoin
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• France’s Reforms: Cycling, but Where To?

  

  WHEN François Hollande dumped his prime minister in March 2014, it marked a U-turn for the Socialist president. Out went the politics of envy and punitive taxes... Read more

  The 20 december 2014 by   Stizzard
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• New Statesman Book Review: “Refusing the Veil” by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

  You can read the original here on the New Statesman website.Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a woman who prides herself on bridging worlds, denouncing racism at west... Read more

  The 12 december 2014 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• Global Power Project: Bilderberg and the Global Financial Mafia

  

  By: Andrew Gavin Marshall11 December 2014Originally posted at Occupy.comThis is the fourth installment in a series that examines the activities and individuals... Read more

  The 12 december 2014 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• French Politics: Déjà Vu

  

  Did you miss me? WHEN the French voted in 2000 to shorten their presidential term from seven years to five, the result was to accelerate the rhythm of... Read more

  The 09 december 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Come On, People, Don't Emote - THINK!

  

  I really do believe that the next election is the most critical we have held for the last three decades. Politically speaking, we have, at last, reached a... Read more

  The 05 october 2014 by   Davidduff
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• French Politics: The Long Road to 2017

  // TO JUDGE by this week, the race to succeed François Hollande as president in 2017 has begun. One by one, rival politicians are carving out positions. Read more

  The 25 september 2014 by   Stizzard
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• New Statesman: Where Has the French Left Gone?

  You can read the full article on the NS site here Can a Socialist government committed to austerity measures still be called Socialist? Read more

  The 22 september 2014 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• “Who Wants Their Son to Live the Life of a Handicapped Person? Maybe Some...

  

  AFP Photo France24: Parents of an extremely premature baby, currently in hospital in the city of Poitiers, have asked doctors to take their child off life... Read more

  The 18 september 2014 by   Eowyn
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• The Sunday Rumble: 7.9.14

  

  Hollande will be 'gummed' alive by the 'sansdents': I don't know if François Hollande intends to run again for the presidency when his current term runs out... Read more

  The 07 september 2014 by   Davidduff
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• France’s Government: Adieu, Cuba à La Française

  

  // THE return to work after the summer break, known in France as la rentrée, is always a time of uncertainty and change. But nobody expected such a political... Read more

  The 02 september 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Shall I 'shilly-shally' Or Shall I Shift?

  There a two schools of thought on the importance, or otherwise, of Douglas Carswell's decision to quit the Tory party for UKIP and force an immediate... Read more

  The 01 september 2014 by   Davidduff
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• The EU Is Pathetic

  I cannot believe the EU is led by such a bunch of pathetic idiots who act like they are in kindergarten. Once upon a time, Europe had some real leaders. Read more

  The 01 september 2014 by   Calvinthedog
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• French Political Fiction: What If It Were True?

  // ONE pleasure of the French summer is the publication of political fiction in media usually busy with the soap opera of real political life. During the... Read more

  The 28 august 2014 by   Stizzard
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• India Wins at Cardiff - City Set to Host NATO Has 10 Miles Fencing ...

  

  Cardiff of which I posted yesterday, has been a happy hunting ground – and India won by a huge margin of 133 in the 2nd ODI at the Glamorgan County Cricket... Read more

  The 28 august 2014 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Are the French About to Go Bonkers Again?

  Alas, it is in the finest traditions of la France to amble along quietly, enjoying its wine and cuisine, and then suddenly to hurl itself into a political... Read more

  The 26 august 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Le Grand Paris

  

  It's fun to look at this old map of Paris, which I took a picture of at a map dealers, and see that Paris was once much smaller than it is now. Everything... Read more

  The 26 august 2014 by   Sedulia
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• Monday Market Target – S&P 2,000 Or BUST!

  

  As usual on Friday, more volume = more selling. Still, there's no reason to expect volume to come back and that means the markets can go back to drifting... Read more

  The 25 august 2014 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Perhaps, Just Perhaps, I Might Be Proved Right About Something

  Regular readers will know that for some time I have predicted that Italy will be the the first to ditch the euro and thus begin the painful revolution in... Read more

  The 14 august 2014 by   Davidduff
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• That Does It, I’m Voting for Marie Le Pen

  Ok, let’s see. You live in France.You can vote “Right” and vote for protection of workers, state social programs for, pro family policies, environmental... Read more

  The 13 august 2014 by   Calvinthedog
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• U.S. Taxpayers Spent $55,000 on Travel Expenses for Hillary Clinton’s Book Tour...

  

  Cough it up taxpayers, I’m dead broke! Daily Mail: Hillary Clinton left her post at the top of the U.S. State Department on Feb. Read more

  The 12 august 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Warsi Gets Arsey...

  ... over Gazi: Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi has resigned from the government, saying its policy on the crisis in Gaza is "morally indefensible"... Read more

  The 05 august 2014 by   Markwadsworth
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• French Labour Laws: The Binds That Tie

  

  // SOMETIMES a single moment captures France’s struggle to reform. The “grand social conference” on July 7th-8th was one. The third under President François... Read more

  The 11 july 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Trivia Q&A: July 8

  We had yet another nice crowd in at the Caledonia for Trivia on Tuesday night. We are building some nice momentum over the past month, and it was also nice to... Read more

  The 09 july 2014 by   Theomnipotentq
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• Sorry, Sorry, but I'm Drooling with Pleasure

  

  This is simply too, too delicious but according to the 'Noo Yawk Post' (a somewhat Right-wing newspaper!) 'Ol' Big Ears' is intending to do the dirty on... Read more

  The 07 july 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Shah Rukh Khan Honoured With France’s Highest Honour

  

  Internationally acclaimed Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was conferred with the top French civilian award “Knight of the Legion of Honor” at a special ceremony... Read more

  The 03 july 2014 by   Cinesilver
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• Countryside and Windmills in Holland

  

  In the lovely Dutch countryside you can visit one of the beautiful working windmills (Zaanse Schans), a local cheese factory (Volendam, the perfect place for a... Read more

  The 01 july 2014 by   Amsterdam City Tours
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• The Kaiserin is Dead! Long Live the Kaiserin!

  For the benefit of my foreign readers, my title is based on the traditional and ancient British cry that goes up at the coronation of a new monarch. Read more

  The 01 july 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Charlemagne: The Accidental President

  

  // IN THE caricature of the British press, Jean-Claude Juncker is a dangerous, drunk, anti-British, European arch-federalist, whose father was conscripted into... Read more

  The 29 june 2014 by   Stizzard
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• French Rail Strikes: Unhappiness is the Truth

  

  // The long march to work IT WAS a deliciously French moment of exasperation. On June 16th a railway strike prompted public rage when it threatened to disrupt... Read more

  The 26 june 2014 by   Stizzard
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• FLPOS Michelle Calls Poor-little-rich-girl Hillary “Hildebeest”

  

  There is no love lost between First Lady of Snot Mooch and Hillary “What difference does it make” Clinton. According to journalist Edward Klein’s new book, Bloo... Read more

  The 23 june 2014 by   Eowyn
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• The West Marches East, Part 2: Georgia Starts a War, Russia Draws a Line

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallOriginally posted at The Hampton Institute19 June 2014In Part 1 of this series – ‘The West Marches East’ – I examined the circumstance... Read more

  The 20 june 2014 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• A Letter to Me from the President of France Francois Hollande

  

  I recently wrote an article on my Blog called Saying NO to Marine Le Pen-The National Front and Yes to France and their Competing in the Real World I sent the... Read more

  The 19 june 2014 by   Benjaminkanarek
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