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Macron Warns of Wide Far-Fight Presence in EU Parliament

par This Is Beirut, 06/06 23:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that the EU risked being blocked by a big far-right presence in the European Parliament after this week's elections. "If France sends a very big far-right delegation, if other big countries do this, Europe could be blocked," Macron told French television. "Because what is a Europe where the ...

EU Elections: Voting Began Across Europe, Ideologies Clash

par This Is Beirut, 09/06 10:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Voting commenced across Europe for the pivotal EU elections, with a spotlight on the rise of far-right parties in countries like France and Germany potentially shaping the continent's political landscape for the next five years. Voting began across Europe on Sunday on the final – and biggest – day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due ...

EU Vote in Closing Stretch as Far Right Eyes Gains

par This Is Beirut, 09/06 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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EU elections on Sunday saw striking gains for the far-right as exit polls put Marine Le Pen's National Rally in France and Alternative for Germany ahead of the governing camps, boosting their efforts to sway the bloc at a pivotal moment. Projected results from France put far-right Le Pen's party around 33 percent, with 31 seats in the incoming ...

Italy's Far Right Meloni Emerges Stronger After EU Election

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 10:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Giorgia Meloni's far-right party won a decisive victory in European elections in Italy, near-final results showed Monday — making her one of the few EU leaders to emerge stronger after the vote. "It is a resounding result," Meloni said Monday of the gains made by her Brothers of Italy party, despite a historically low turnout of 49.69 ...

Five Key Takeaways from the 2024 EU Elections

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 13:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At a glance, here are the five key takeaways from Sunday's European Union elections. Far-right parties made striking gains in European Union elections on Sunday, while the ultimate losers were French President Emmanuel Macron -- and the Greens. Here are five takeaways from the vote which saw Europe's centrist political groups emerge relatively ...

Macron’s Hazardous Move

par Michel Touma, 10/06 14:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A shockwave, a perilous and risky bet, set against the backdrop of the looming 2027 presidential election... Last night, to widespread astonishment, President Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the French National Assembly following the far-right's fulgurant victory in the European elections. Macron’s extremely daring move, aimed at ...

200 Candidates Quit French Runoff, Aiming to Block Far Right

par This Is Beirut, 02/07 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least 200 candidates stood down ahead of France's runoff election as President Emmanuel Macron and a left-wing coalition seek to block the far right, an AFP tally showed on Tuesday. On Sunday, France votes in the decisive final round of the snap legislative polls Macron called after his camp received a drubbing in European elections last ...

Thousands of Riot Police Deployed Across the UK Due to Unrest

par This Is Beirut, 07/08 13:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of UK riot police on Wednesday stood ready to deal with more potential outbreaks of violence, which erupted more than a week ago after three children were murdered. Far-right groups have planned demonstrations in more than 30 locations, with immigration lawyers and buildings hosting asylum seekers set to be the primary targets, ...

Anti-Racist Demonstrations Across the UK, After Far-Right Riots

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 13:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose days of far-right violence that have had UK police on high alert. Nightly riots — during which mosques and migrant-related facilities have been attacked — have erupted across towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland fueled by a ...

King Charles III Ends Silence on UK Far-Right Riots

par This Is Beirut, 10/08 10:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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King Charles III on Friday made his first comments about riots that have shaken British cities to praise the work of police in countering the violence. While the monarch and Queen Camilla conveyed their condolences to the families of three girls killed in a mass stabbing on July 29, Buckingham Palace had not commented on the near-daily riots that ...

Germany's Far-Right AfD Wins First State Election

par This Is Beirut, 01/09 20:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Germany's far-right AfD won a landmark first regional vote on Sunday in the former East German state of Thuringia, exit polls showed, in a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of national elections in 2025. The AfD took between 30.5% and 33.5% of the vote in Thuringia, according to exit polls, with the conservative CDU in second place at around ...

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