Hollande announced that “one billion euros over three years” will be devoted to a comprehensive plan for the digital school. President Francois Hollande indicated that the implementation of this plan began “today”. “One third of this investment will come from existing money allocated in the future investment program” and “the rest, 650 million, will be borne […]
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According to a poll published yesterday in “Le Parisien / Aujourd’hui en France” … The Prime minister, Manuel Valls will undoubtedly have a little grin of satisfaction when he opened yesterday’s copy of Le Parisien as according to a survey by the Odoxa institute and published in the newspaper, the prime minister is favoured by 70% of […]
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, the eccentric founder of France’s National Front (FN), was on Monday suspended from the far-right party for making inflammatory comments about the Holocaust. It was not immediately clear how long the suspension would last. Eighty-six-year-old Le Pen may also be stripped of his title as the FN’s honorary president after he last […]
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The delegate vice president of the party, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, confirmed … The president of the UMP Nicolas Sarkozy will vote the members of his party on the name “The Republicans” on the eve of the May 30 conference, said AFP Sunday Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, confirming a report in the JDD . In an electronic vote on […]
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There was slightly less turnout of voters on Sunday for the second round of the departmental elections. The final figures released by the Prefecture announced that for the Second round of voting on Sunday the turnout was just 48.58%. This was slightly lower than the first round of voting on Sunday 22 March, when the […]
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The right has won 63 departments, with the left winning 30 in the second round of the departmental elections. The FN won no departments. The results are almost definitive. At 11pm on Sunday, the right is given to winning in 63 departments, the left in 30 and none for the FN. Twenty-seven departments rock from […]
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The Health minister, Marisol Touraine has unveiled France’s plan to save billions on health spending. Marisol Touraine has announced that 22,000 jobs will not be filled once staff in those positions either retire or quit over the next 2 years. At the same time, many of the posts that are currently filled by temporary or […]
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According to a new Ifop poll published today in the publication, Le Journal du Dimanche, the Front National (FN) and the L’Union pour un mouvement populaire (UMP), are both tied in first place for the upcoming departmental elections on the 22th and 29th of March. According to the poll. both the FN and UMP both have 29% […]
Continue ReadingThe French government are facing the prospect of a no-confidence vote in parliament after the Prime Minister Manuel Valls took the rare step of forcing through a key package of reforms without an MPs vote. Because of the fear of not winning a majority for a set of reforms seen as vital to pep up the […]
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In his traditional New Year’s Eve message, President Francois Hollande came out fighting acknowledging that 2014 had been a hard year for France. In a nine-minute televised address to the nation, Mr Hollande took a strong tone as he insisted that the country was ready for change. “This is a message of confidence and determination […]
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