This picture taken in Paris on March 3, 2024, shows the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower and the city skyline with cloudy weather. Stefano Rellandini | Afp | Getty Images For more than 10,000 Olympic athletes, making it to Paris this summer is a dream come true. Thousands of potential tourists feel otherwise. Delta Air … Read more
France’s President Emmanuel Macron exits a polling booth, adorned with curtains displaying the colors of the flag of France, to vote in the second round of France’s legislative election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on July 7, 2024. Mohammed Badra | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron broke his … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 9, 2024 12:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday it opened a preliminary investigation last week into suspicions of illicit financing of far-right French leader Marine Le Pen’s campaign during the 2022 presidential election. The office … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron on a campaign poster back in 2022. Sebastien Salom-gomis | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron’s failed snap election gamble is likely to take a large toll on his political ambitions and legacy, analysts say — and to weaken the power and influence he has sought to build in … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 14, 2023. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You … Read more
Founder of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Melenchon reacts during the election night of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) following the first results of the second round of France’s legislative election at La Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris on July 7, 2024. Sameer Al-doumy | Afp | Getty Images After the left-wing’s election … Read more
Cameras on Sunday captured the moment enthusiasm turned into la désillusion among France’s far-right. Supporters of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally cut decidedly dejected figures as exit polls predicted their third place in national polls. It contrasted starkly with the elation shown by supporters of the leftist New Popular Front coalition, the unexpected winners. … Read more
Supporters of the left wing union, New Popular Front, gather at the Place de la Republique on July 7, 2024 in Paris, France following the defeat of the far-right in France’s legislative elections. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Government bond markets in France saw some selling early on Monday, but were fairly muted overall … Read more
People gather to celebrate the victory of the left-wing union after the partial results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections in Paris, France on July 07, 2024. Luc Auffret | Anadolu | Getty Images The gamble that French President Emmanuel Macron took when he called a snap election has not paid off, … Read more
LONDON — European stocks ticked higher in morning trade on Monday, as markets reacted to an expected hung parliament in France after a surprise win for a left-wing coalition of parties. The French CAC 40 erased earlier losses to rise 0.2% by 8:35 a.m. London time (3:35 a.m. ET). The euro was flat against the … Read more
