Trust in media is collapsing in France
What is true and what is not ? A big question mark for French citizen after Yellow-Vest demonstrations
Articles by Aline Robert
Paris is well worth forgetting about liberalism
ALDE party has agreed to renounce the “L” of liberalism in its name to welcome the French of Renaissance. Its new name, “Renew Europe”, also marks the citizens’ frustration with Europe as it is. Back…
France ranks high in inexperienced MEPs
In France 73 % of MEPs are newcomers, against 60 % on average for the whole 751 MEPs.
There is nothing like a good love story
Green MEP Yannick Jadot is the new most liked politician in France Leader of the Greens, Yannick Jadot has been an MEP for 10 years already. Hardly enough to be a well-known political personality. But…
Has Macron lost the EU elections ?
He wanted to win. He lost, his team getting 22,4 % of the votes, against 23,3 % for National Rally. But has he lost, really ? 1. Not that bad “After 6 months of…
Turnout in France expected higher as first voters flock to polling stations
Turnout has been slowing down in Europe and France since the first elections back in 1979. A surge in participation could come as a surprise. Only 42,4 % of voters showed up 5 years ago…
In France, the third round of presidential election is over
The European election campaign have been very French. Citizen still wonder what is it about, Google trends show. “It has been the 3rd round of the presidential election”, outgoing MEP Jean Arthuis said in a…
How to drag people to the polling booth, French style
Turnout might be the lowest ever for EU elections. The French government has launched a campaign about polling booths to fight against it, though real solutions do exist in other countries. Less than 40% of…
Citizen for sale
Austrian vice-chancellor and Steve Bannon in Paris demonstrated once again that extreme-right leaders are here for the money – not for the people The leader of extreme-right party FPÖ and vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache had to…
Paris warms up to Vestager
Paris is warming up to the ALDE candidate after Barnier announced he would vote for Les Républicains. The competition commissioner is Brussels’s sweetheart. She is strong and resolute, she has contributed to revive the EU’s…
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