Which coalitions could form a new French government? | DW News

French President Emmanuel Macron has begun talks with key figures from several political parties to form a new government, including a new prime minister. Inconclusive parliamentary elections nearly two months ago dealt a blow to Macron's centrist alliance. He met with leaders from the left, centrists and conservatives on Friday and is due to hold talks with the far-right on Monday. The leftist New Popular Front coalition won the most seats but fell far short of a majority. Macron's own term ends in 2027, but he could see his power limited by a future government.

Protesters set fire to restaurant favoured by Macron and clash with police in Paris

 

Protesters set fire to the awning of La Rotonde, a cafe and brasserie in the Montparnasse neighbourhood frequented by Emmanuel Macron. Demonstrations have continued across Paris as protesters oppose the controversial pension changes bill introduced by the French president

King Charles' visit to France postponed after pension protests

 

King Charles's state visit to Paris has been postponed amid protests against the government's pension reform plans and mass strikes. Pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron is mounting amid some of France's worst street violence in years.

France election: 'Many voted to build a barricade against the far-right', says Macron

 

Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right candidate Marine Le Pen to win the French presidency, projections have shown.

Macron has taken 58% of the vote to Le Pen's 42%, in a narrower victory than their previous contest in 2017.

Speaking to supporters in the centre of Paris, he asked them to not boo the name of Marine Le Pen, saying, "From now on, "I'm no longer the candidate of one camp, but the president of all."

France votes: Oligarchs, demagogues and the media

 A special edition of the show looks at the French election: the billionaire media mogul boosting the far right, and the reporters exposing the movement’s violent underbelly.

Over the course of the French presidential election campaign, roughly one-third of voters have said they will back a candidate from the far right – either Marine Le Pen, who President Emmanuel Macron defeated in 2017, or Eric Zemmour, a former journalist with multiple convictions for hate speech.

Zemmour owes much of his prominence to a news channel owned by media tycoon Vincent Bollore, whose influence increases with each news outlet he takes over.

President Macron’s Covid-19 Crisis - BBC News

 

Coronavirus has forced France into a third lockdown and raised questions about Emmanuel Macron’s leadership.

France, Islam and Secularism | Start Here

 

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to get tough on “Islamist separatism”. So why does his proposed new law have some people feeling like he is targeting Muslims?

Macron: Images of French police beating a Black man 'shame us'

 

French President Emmanuel Macron has described the beating of a Black man by police officers as an "unacceptable attack" that shamed his country. Music producer Michel Zecler was trying to enter his Paris studio, when four police agents started punching him. The incident was caught on camera.

Macron eases France's eight-week coronavirus lockdown | DW News

Across Europe, countries have begun easing their coronavirus restrictions even as fears remain of a possible second wave of infections. In France, the government of President Emmanuel Macron is allowing millions to head back to work after two months under one of Europe's toughest lockdowns. People there can now, for example, visit shops and get their hair cut without first having to fill out a permit.

Is Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of covering up war crimes?

An ally of Myanmar's leader denies the scale of atrocities in Rakhine, and we challenge a French MP on police brutality.

Denying genocide in Myanmar: "rumours and hearsay"

In January the International Court of Justice ordered Myanmar to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. Myanmar's government rejected the ruling, saying it was based on a "distorted picture of the situation".

According to the UN, at least 10,000 people have been killed and more than 700,000 have fled Rakhine state since the Myanmar military's crackdown began in 2017. Thousands of Rohingya women and girls have been raped, and around 300 villages burnt to the ground.