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Macron: European Defense Industry Cooperation Must be Enhanced

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that cooperation in the European Union's defense industry needed to be enhanced, including by the introduction of measures to favor EU companies on strategic issues. "We need to...have a stronger industrial and technological base for European defense one that is much stronger and…

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German govt declines to confirm Scholz will go to Kyiv on Thursday

A German government spokesperson declined to confirm a media report on Monday that Chancellor Olaf Scholz would travel to Kyiv on Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

Reuters

Commentary: To pay for the war, Ukraine needs the EU’s help to restart its economy

Emmanuel Macron, president of France, recently expressed concern about not humiliating Vladimir Putin through a quick and comprehensive defeat in Ukraine. But he seems to have lost track of conditions on the ground.

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French election: Macron’s centrists hold razor-thin edge over left after first round vote

Macron’s Ensemble! alliance won 25.75% of votes in the first round of the lower house election, with Jean-Luc Melenchon’s NUPES bloc just behind on 25.66%

Evening Standard

Macron's alliance holds thin majority in legislative polls, as left-wing alleges irregularities

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble alliance heads into the week ahead of a crucial second round of runoff voting in lower house elections with a razor-thin edge over the left-wing NUPES bloc, amid accusations of voter irregularities.

Radio France Internationale

Macron's Majority in Doubt after First-round of Parliament Vote

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance was in danger of falling short of a majority after the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday saw a surge in support for a new left-wing coalition. Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with the left-wing NUPES grouping in Sunday's first round, with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Monday briefing: What to expect from the government’s Northern Ireland bill

In today’s newsletter: New legislation will amend Britain’s Brexit deal – but how much? Archie Bland explains

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What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame

Is it better to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine or to isolate him? Should Kyiv make concessions to end the war, or would that embolden the Kremlin? Are ramped up sanctions on Russia worth the collateral damage?

Reuters

Macron fights to save his parliamentary majority and reform agenda

President Emmanuel Macron could lose his outright majority in France's parliament and the ability to push through his economic reform agenda with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in the first round of voting.

Reuters

Takeaways from the first round of France’s parliamentary elections

French voters went to the polls Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections, with all 577 National Assembly seats at play. The left-wing NUPES coalition came out neck and neck with Emmanuel Macron’s presidential group, while Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and the right-wing Républicains trail behind. Here are…

France 24

Will ‘drifting’ Macron need conservatives to save his majority?

The French parliamentary elections' first round on Sunday put Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble group barely ahead of the leftist coalition NUPES under firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon – a disappointing result for the freshly re-elected president. But Macron’s centrist alliance is expected to get a second-round boost as swing voters rally to…

France 24

French election: Macron’s centrists expected to keep parliamentary majority after first round of voting

Macron’s party and its allies got about 25 per cent of the vote, according to projections

The Independent UK

Macron's majority in doubt after first round of voting for parliament

French President Emmanuel Macron was in danger of falling short of a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting on Sunday, with some polling firms seeing his centrist alliance scoring less than the 289 seats required.

Radio France Internationale

Macron’s majority at risk after parliament first-round vote

French President Emmanuel Macron could lose his outright majority in parliament, forcing him to compromise and rely on coalition partners to push forward his ambitious reforms.

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Emmanuel Macron’s coalition level with new leftwing group in French elections

President’s Ensemble alliance is projected to take 25.2% of the vote with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s Nupes slightly ahead on 25.6%

Reuters

Macron party neck and neck with leftists in parliamentary vote – Belgian paper

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble (Together) alliance is estimated to have won about 25% of votes in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections, slightly less than the left, Belgian newspaper La Libre said on Sunday, citing two exit polls.

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Will a kiss on the head bring victory for Emmanuel Macron?

France’s president will be hoping his habit of planting a peck on a pate on polling days will bring him luck in parliamentary elections

The Guardian - UK

As France goes to the polls, voters are asking: who really is Emmanuel Macron?

His mutability has let him straddle political divides, but now he must settle on an identity, says French journalist Marion Van Renterghem

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France votes in parliament elections with fate of Macron’s ideas at stake

President’s centrists face challenge from historic leftwing alliance, while far right aims for greater visibility

France 24

Macron coalition, leftwing bloc neck and neck in first round of French elections

French President Emmanuel Macron was in danger of falling short of a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday that saw his centrist camp tied with a left-wing coalition led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Follow the election night as it happened on our liveblog.

Radio France Internationale

French left hopes to mount challenge to Macron in parliamentary polls

France began voting in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, with a resurgent and newly unified left seeking to thwart President Emmanuel Macron's plans for reform.

The Guardian - UK

Radical left threatens to hamstring Emmanuel Macron in French election

Analysis: The president could be forced to cohabit with his most fervent opponent, Jean-Luc Mélenchon

The Independent UK

France holds parliamentary election in vital test for Macron

French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition

Reuters

Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament after first round vote

President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sunday's first-round election.

France 24

Live: French legislative elections: Voter turnout at 39.42% at 5pm, lower than in 2017

Turnout in the first round of the French parliamentary elections stood at 18.43 percent at noon. This figure is 0.8 points lower than in 2017, when it was 19.24 percent. It is also down sharply from the first round of the 2022 presidential election, when the noon turnout was 25.48…

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