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FRANCE, 2017/05/08
Donald Trump has congratulated the centrist Emmanuel Macron on his emphatic victory against Marine Le Pen in the French presidential run-off, attempting to put behind him the implicit support he had offered the far-right leader ahead of Sunday’s election. US president released statement notable primarily for its brevity, attempting to put behind him the implicit support he offered far-right leader Marine Le Pen
In a statement put out by his press secretary Sean Spicer and notable primarily for its brevity, the White Home said: “We congratulate President-elect Macron and the people of France on their successful presidential election. We look forward to working with the new President and continuing our close cooperation with the French government.”
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FRANCE, 2017/05/08
The pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidency in a decisive victory over the far-right Front National leader, Marine Le Pen, and vowed to unite a divided and fractured France.
Macron, 39, a former economy minister who ran as a “neither left nor right” independent promising to shake up the French political system, took 65.1% to Le Pen’s 34.9%, according to initial projections from early counts.
His victory was hailed by his supporters as holding back a tide of populism next the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s victory in the US election.
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FRANCE, 2017/04/28
The death of a police officer on the Champs-Elysee on Thursday brings to additional than 240 the number of people shot, stabbed, run over or blown up by Islamist terrorists in France since the Charlie Hebdo massacre in January 2015. That’s additional victims of terrorism than France endured in all 20th century. Perhaps it’s remarkable Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s nationalist National Front, isn’t a shoo-in in the initial round of tomorrow’s presidential election.
The fact she’s one part four possible winners reflects the complexity and unpredictability of Europe’s second major economy, the eurozone’s only nuclear power and the intellectual custodian of Europe’s sputtering unification project. France’s completed three presidents have proved deeply unpopular with voters, a mix of ineffective, corrupt and embarrassing.
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FRANCE, 2013/06/28
An extra French minister has launched a personal attack on European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso.
Industry minister Arnaud Montebourg told France Inter radio on Sunday (23 June) that the commission's austerity policies have helped far-right parties, such as France's National Front, and anti-establishment parties, such as Italian comic Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement, to surge in popularity.
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FRANCE, 2013/05/13
G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors as well pledged Saturday their commitment to tackling tax evasion on the second of two days of talks in the English countryside, British Finance Minister George Osborne said.
The G-7 additionally vowed not to intentionally set out to weaken currencies, next the yen on Friday hit its lowest point against the dollar in additional than four years.
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CHINA, 2013/04/29
Analysts said the visit will help the nations renew dialogue under new leaderships and enhance China-EU ties.
A significant portion of the 60 planes will be manufactured at an Airbus factory in Tianjin, an industry source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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FRANCE, 2012/12/19
President Francois Hollande arrives in Algeria on Wednesday seeking to end simmering resentment over French colonial policy and bolster ties with the OPEC country.
Hollande’s prime trip to the former French territory as president comes next a period of lukewarm ties under his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, and in the year that Algeria celebrates 50 years of independence.
