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One of the most important results of the European elections has been the collapse of the two traditionally strongest political forces in the Fifth Republic: the conservative party, now called Les Républicains; and the Socialist Party on the Left. The Socialists fell apart in the …
Now that the fire is out, Now that we know that the shell is intact, and the work of the medieval stonemasons has stood the test of time, Now that we know that the bell towers are still part of the skyline, Only now is …
The coverage of the Gilets Jaunes protests on June 8 from the major newspapers and television stations was sharply down, as were their numbers. The Ministry of the Interior calculated the turn-out at 10,300 throughout the country, up by nearly 1,000 from the previous Saturday; …
