French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, spoke by phone for the first time since September 2022. The call took place amidst escalating tensions in the ongoing war in Ukraine and after the “12-day war” between Iran and Israel ended. We asked Odile Mojon-Cheminade, political analyst from the Schiller Institute about the reason for this critical meeting ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen Over the past five years, France has seen no major mass movements or widespread protests in response to social and economic crises. The last significant wave of popular mobilization was the Yellow Vests movement, which began in October 2018 and peaked in 2019 with mass demonstrations against pension reform. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021, followed by ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Donald Trump’s efforts to strike a deal with Russia and his parallel policies of distancing himself from the current governments in Europe have accelerated the search for a new direction on the continent. Developments in French politics constitute an important example to understand this European-wide search. France’s polarization reflecting Europe’s uncertainty The current President of France, ...
In the second part of the interview, Jacques Cheminade, the leader of the Solidarity and Progress (Solidarité et Progrès) answered our questions about militarization in France, the latest situation in Syria and Jean-Marie Le Pen. Cheminade emphasizes that solving France’s problems is tied to cooperation with the “Global South” and the “global majority”, as well as breaking free from dependence ...
France has been going through a turbulent period politically, economically, and in terms of parliamentary stability. The fact that the country still hasn’t been able to draft a budget for 2025 is quite telling. With massive debt, austerity measures facing backlash from popular movements like the Yellow Vests, and ongoing struggles to form a stable government, the question of where ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen After Donald Trump’s election, European leaders gathered in Budapest on November 7 for the 5th Summit of the European Political Community, established two years ago by Emmanuel Macron. Throughout the summit, the shadow of Trump loomed. During his campaign, Trump declared he would end the war in Ukraine and raise tariffs on European goods. His election ...
By Gökalp Erbaş The economic hardship of Western countries, especially the USA, is no longer expressed only by Asian experts. This situation has also started to be frequently mentioned by people and institutions that have important positions in the media, finance and ideological pillars of Western hegemony. We will examine some of the most important of these numerous confessional statements, ...
By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt For the first time in decades, no political coalition was able to obtain an absolute majority in the French National Assembly, which requires winning 289 seats. In a big surprise, the New Popular Front, topped the political scene by winning 182 seats, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance, which won only 168 seats, while ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen After the expected defeat in the European Parliament elections, President Emmanuel Macron decided to dissolve the National Assembly and call for early elections. The first round of general elections will take place on June 30 and a week later comes the second. Currently, three election fronts have emerged: the Nationalists, the Social Democrats, and Macron’s weakened ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The center, however, suffered a significant defeat. President Emmanuel Macron was forced to call for general early elections. In the elections on June 30 – July 7, the “extreme” right and left parties will likely deal another blow to the center. So, what will happen afterwards? There are three possibilities: 1. The center will, as it ...