France

2024 - 6 - 18

French Film Festival, Far-Right Fantasies, and Mbappe's Mishap: A Rollercoaster of Events in France

Debt crisis - Emmanuel Macron - Euro 2024 - France - French Film Festival Aotearoa - French politics - Grenoble - Kylian Mbappe - Snap elections

Discover the drama unfolding in France - from film festivals to political chaos and soccer injuries! 🇫🇷⚽📽️

The French Film Festival Aotearoa is captivating audiences in New Zealand, showcasing the magic of French cinema at the NPDC's Len Lye Centre Cinema in New Plymouth. Meanwhile, the political landscape in France is tumultuous, with snap elections revealing the fantasy economics of the far right and left. The stakes are high for Emmanuel Macron, as campaigning heats up for the upcoming parliamentary election, where the far-right National Rally is predicted to secure a victory.

Amidst the chaos, France's centrists are facing a crisis as they struggle to find a liberal successor to Macron, with concerns that the country is 'going to the dogs'. On the sports front, France kicked off their Euro 2024 campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Austria, marred by star player Kylian Mbappe breaking his nose during the match.

In the aftermath of the game, the French team celebrates their win but also worries about Mbappe's injury. Despite the setback, Mbappe is expected to recover without needing surgery, although he will don a protective mask when he returns to action. As tensions rise in France both on the political and sports fronts, the nation braces for further twists and turns in the weeks to come.

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French Film Festival Aotearoa brings the magic of France to New ... (New Plymouth District Council)

The much-anticipated French Film Festival Aotearoa is set to once again to draw audiences to NPDC's Len Lye Centre Cinema in New Plymouth from this ...

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The fantasy economics of France's far right and left (Financial Times)

The week since Emmanuel Macron called snap elections has laid bare just how high the stakes are, not just for him and the future of France's democracy but ...

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Campaigning takes off in France for snap election in two weeks (Reuters)

Campaigning kicked off on Monday for France's snap parliamentary election, which opinion polls suggest the far-right National Rally will win ahead of a ...

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France is 'going to the dogs,' Macron's inner circle despairs (POLITICO.eu)

In their hour of greatest need for a liberal successor to the country's president, France's centrists are in panicky disarray.

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France scrape past Austria in Euro 2024 opener despite Mbappe's ... (FRANCE 24)

Maximilian Woeber's own goal was enough to give France a winning start to their Euro 2024 campaign on Monday as they edged Austria 1-0 in their opening game ...

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France's safeguards against the far right are starting to unravel (The Japan Times)

In the week since Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, his opponents from across the political spectrum have been engaged in frantic negotiations to ...

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Mbappe breaks nose in scratchy France win (Otago Daily Times)

France edged a tenacious Austria side 1-0 in their opening match at Euro 2024 but it came at a cost as talisman Kylian Mbappe suffered a suspected broken ...

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Mbappe breaks nose in France Euro 2024 win (FRANCE 24)

Kylian Mbappe will not need surgery but will wear a mask when he returns to action after the France captain suffered a broken nose in his team's 1-0 Euro ...

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Euro 2024: France captain Kylian Mbappe suffers broken nose ... (Sky News)

France manager Didier Deschamps said it was "very bad news" for the team, who are set to take on the Netherlands in three days time.

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France's snap election: how does it work and what's next? (The Indian Express)

How does the vote work? France has 49 million registered voters. There are 577 constituency contests, one for each seat in the National Assembly, the lower ...

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Biking Through Southern France, and History (The New York Times)

The Canal du Midi traverses the Occitanie region and gives cyclists of all skill levels access to parts of France that are rich in lore, yet sometimes ...

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France's Kylian Mbappé Suffers Broken Nose, Needs Protective ... (TIME)

The World Cup winning striker collided with Austria's Kevin Danso in a Monday match at the Euro 2024 tournament.

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A Norwegian delegation in study mission in France | Campus France (Campus France)

In collaboration with the French institute in Norway and the Norwegian embassy in France, Campus France has organised from 11 to 13 June 2024 a study ...

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France election 2024: how does it work and what's next? (Reuters)

HOW DOES THE VOTE WORK? France has 49 million registered voters. There are 577 constituency contests, one for each seat in the National Assembly, the lower ...

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Campaigning takes off in France for snap election in two weeks (EURACTIV)

Campaigning kicked off on Monday (17 June) for France's snap parliamentary election, which opinion polls suggest the far-right National Rally will win ahead ...

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France risks debt crisis if Macron loses, finance minister warns (POLITICO.eu)

Bruno Le Maire raises the specter of financial disaster for France if President Emmanuel Macron's opponents win this month's snap election.

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Absentee voters in France scramble to make their voices heard in ... (Yahoo Finance)

Voters who don't expect to be able to cast ballots themselves are scrambling to make their voices heard in France's high-stakes legislative election by ...

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This French city is the best in the world for quality of life (Telegraph.co.uk)

Cheaper than Paris and encircled by spectacular nature, Grenoble is being called the 'most livable city in the world'

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Brussels to chide France over deficit as spending clash looms (Financial Times)

EU officials fear bigger battle with Paris on budget rules if far right or left take power in election.

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France's Dominance in Euro Credit Leaves Market at Vote's Mercy ... (BNN)

(Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron's surprise election call last week has highlighted France's prominence in European credit markets.

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France's next prime minister faces a brutal fiscal crunch (The Economist)

These days France is reminded that it has no such privilege. Ahead of parliamentary elections on June 30th and July 7th, its hefty deficit and growing debt are ...

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Absentee voters in France scramble to make their voices heard in ... (ABC News)

Voters who don't expect to be able to cast ballots themselves are scrambling to make their voices heard in France's high-stakes legislative election.

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France's soaring debt problem could lead to calls to leave the EU, a ... (Fortune)

French President Emmanuel Macron called for snap parliamentary elections on June 30th and July 7th after his party suffered a stinging defeat in elections for ...

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Macron Puts Himself and France in a Tight Spot (Bloomberg)

Just over a week ago, Emmanuel Macron was wondering how to respond to an embarrassing, but non-fatal, drubbing in the European Parliament elections. Today, the ...

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How bad could things get in France? (The Economist)

The country's next prime minister faces a brutal fiscal crunch ... It was a French politician, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who coined the term “exorbitant privilege ...

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Macron defends surprise snap-election call as 'most responsible ... (FRANCE 24)

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday defended his decision to hold snap legislative elections where a predicted far-right victory could hobble his ...

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France may be barrelling toward its very own Liz Truss moment (The Globe and Mail)

Emmanuel Macron's rash decision to call snap legislative elections tanked the Paris stock market as investors feared the political gamble could lead to ...

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France would feel lonely if debt crisis hit (Reuters)

France has the largest public debt load in Europe, at 2.3 trillion euros, so investors' concerns over a far-right victory in upcoming elections are ...

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France falls into economic chaos as UK embraces stability (Axios)

Why it matters: Both French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called surprise early elections to take place in the next couple of ...

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