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France’s ‘current political regime out of breath’, says European foreign policy expert
We are joined by Arthur Delaporte who has been re-elected as a member of parliament for the Socialist Party, which is part of the New Popular Front. It’s worth remembering that President Macron used to be a member of the Socialist Party.
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Can France form coalition government after Macron’s election gamble?
Ahead of the exit poll last night – every expectation had been that the far right National Rally would have the largest number of representatives in parliament with Marine Le Pen’s prodigee, the 28-year-old Jordan Bardella at its helm.
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Children’s hospital attack ‘genocide of Ukrainian population’, says Kyiv Mayor Klitschko
We spoke to the Mayor of Kviv, Vitaly Klitschko, and started by asking him what he had recently witnessed at the hospital.
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Children’s hospital hit by Russian missile attack as 29 killed across Ukraine
Matt Frei: The war in Ukraine has featured heavily in the French elections and although the once pro Russian nationalist right of Marine Le Pen has been kept out of power, President Macron’s position as one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies has been weakened.
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Macron’s perilous gamble pays off – but not completely
In a marathon year of elections, there was an assumption that the nationalist or populist right would do extremely well. Well, they haven’t quite lived up to their own and other people’s expectations.
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‘No magic solution’ to stop small boats, says Former Ambassador to France
We spoke to Lord Peter Ricketts who was British Ambassador to France from 2012 to 2016 and also served as Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee and the UK’s National Security Advisor.
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France faces spectre of hung parliament as voting wraps up in parliamentary election
Here political stability has returned but France faces the opposite.
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Israeli air strike on UN-run Gaza school kills at least 16 people
In Israel, protestors continue to pressure the Israeli government for a hostage deal, as negotiations for a possible ceasefire in Gaza gain momentum.
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Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as new president
The reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran’s new president – after winning a run-off against a conservative hardliner – with 53% of the vote.
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Biden says only ‘the Lord Almighty’ can tell him to drop out of presidential race
The president has rejected calls for him to drop out of the US presidential race.
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Le Pen’s National Rally are ‘neo-fascists’, says far-left French politician
We spoke to Danièle Obono, a Gabonese-French politician from the far-left France Unbowed party.
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France election: on the campaign trail with far-right National Rally (dubbed)
30,000 police officers will be deployed across France on Sunday to prevent unrest as the final round of voting gets underway.
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DRC: Inside the world’s forgotten war (dubbed)
The UN describes it as “one of the world’s most neglected crises”. The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is no stranger to war, but fighting has dramatically intensified in recent months. Just as the UN peacekeeping force is leaving after more than 20 years.
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Biden will ‘weigh it up’ over presidential candidacy, says Democrats Abroad member
We spoke to John Scardino, from Democrats Abroad, the official Democratic Party arm for the millions of Americans living outside the United States.
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Biden refuses to back down and battles for political future
As millions of Americans celebrate their Independence Day, Joe Biden is battling for his political future.