French Presidential and Legislative Elections 2017-News and Updates

[Blue Marlin]

Today is the transfer of power.
François Hollande looking for the last time at the Élysée palace gardens.

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@LA se Karachi @Blue Marlin @Nilgiri

The end of an era.

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he was the worst thing that happened to france

 

[LA se Karachi]

 

[Taygibay]

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Is it just me or does that look like a combo
Lepen-Trump-May all wrapped into one?


I'm glad Hollande was applauded by his staff.
Fair play may be British but I believe sincerely
that French people don't try to humiliate losers.
He's done, he's gone : let him be!

he was the worst thing that happened to france

Let's agree on recently and even that ain't clear.
Personally, Thiers holds that position clearly.
Every time I visit the Père-Lachaise cemetery, I
pray/cry by le Mur des Fédérés and have to ...
restrain an immense urge to piss on his tomb!!!

I agree with a real French patriot, Georges Clémenceau :

« Thiers, le type même du bourgeois cruel et borné, qui s’enfonce sans broncher dans le sang. »​

To all their own, I guess.
And great day all, Tay.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Macron's party (La République en marche) today unveiled 428 candidates out of 577 for the coming legislative election that will be held in a month.

Some key data :

-214 are women
-214 are men
-52% have never held elected office
-The average age is 46 years old (compared to 60 for the current assemblée nationale)
-The youngest candidate is 24 years old
-The oldest candidate is 72 years old
-93% of the candidates are employed
-4% are retired
-2% are currently unemployed
-1% are students
-24 are MPs of the current assemblée nationale
-77% of the candidates have currently no mandate.

Recent Harris Interactive-Indeed poll for the first round of the legislative election ;

La République en marche and MoDem : 29% (+3)
The Republicans and UDI : 20% (-2)
National Front : 20% (-2)
The Unbowed France : 14% (+1)
Socialist Party and Radical Party of the Left : 7% (-1)
The Greens : 3% (-)
Arise France : 3% (-)
French Communist Party : 2% (-)
Workers' Struggle and New Anticapitalist Party : 2% (+1)

That's alot of women there, same amount as men. Impressive.

@Vergennes. sa femme qui est de 24 ans son aînée et qui fut sa prof de théâtre quand il était lycéen et qui est déjà mère de trois enfants et grand-mère de sept petits-enfants ne crois tu pas que de curiosité, son âge pourrait alors devenir un problème, voire un handicap pour son Mari? Puisque en 2022,(au prochaine presidentielle) elle aura presque 70 ans. Juste une question.

 

[Vergennes]

That's alot of women there, same amount as men. Impressive.

Yes,half of his MPs candidates will be women. Half of the government members will be women.

@Vergennes. sa femme qui est de 24 ans son aînée et qui fut sa prof de théâtre quand il était lycéen et qui est déjà mère de trois enfants et grand-mère de sept petits-enfants ne crois tu pas de curiosité, son âge pourrait alors devenir un problème, voire un handicap pour son Mari? Puisque en 2022,(au prochaine presidentielle) elle aura presque 70 ans. Juste une question.

If despite the age gap by then he still loves his wife,we can only encourage him. That's up to him to decide about everything related to his relationship,which is BTW,his private life. I know this relationship might not seem very usual,but we just want a competent President and government who will well manage the country. Not much care about his private life. But as for me,I really like our first lady and wish her success.

I like Bayrou. Hope Macron makes him the PM.

@LA se Karachi

Edouard Philippe,46 years old centre-right mayor of Le Havre and close to moderate conservative Alain Juppé,has been named as Prime Minister. His government will be revealed tomorrow.

 

[Louiq XIV]

]. sa femme qui est de 24 ans son aînée et qui fut sa prof de théâtre quand il était lycéen et qui est déjà mère de trois enfants et grand-mère de sept petits-enfants ne crois tu pas que de curiosité, son âge pourrait alors devenir un problème, voire un handicap pour son Mari? Puisque en 2022,(au prochaine presidentielle) elle aura presque 70 ans. Juste une question.

Si dans 5 ans il n'a plus que l'age de sa femme comme problème c'est qu'il aura bien travaillé ;-)
Mais je ne crois plus au Père Noël depuis longtemps.

I know this relationship might not seem very usual,but we just want a competent President and government who will well manage the country. Not much care about his private life.

Yes the French people doesn't really care about that. We've always been very tolerant (up to a certain point of course) with our Leader's private life.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Mais je ne crois plus au Père Noël depuis longtemps.

Ahahhahaha.,faut pas perdre espoir mon pote.

 

[Vergennes]

Why Macron picked unknown Edouard Philippe as the right fit for Prime Minister

https://www.thelocal.fr/20170515/why-macron-chose-edouard-philippe-to-be-his-prime-minister

 

[Vergennes]

Yes,half of his MPs candidates will be women. Half of the government members will be women.



If despite the age gap by then he still loves his wife,we can only encourage him. That's up to him to decide about everything related to his relationship,which is BTW,his private life. I know this relationship might not seem very usual,but we just want a competent President and government who will well manage the country. Not much care about his private life. But as for me,I really like our first lady and wish her success.



@LA se Karachi

Edouard Philippe,46 years old centre-right mayor of Le Havre and close to moderate conservative Alain Juppé,has been named as Prime Minister. His government will be revealed tomorrow.

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Transfer of power with current Socialist PM Bernard Cazeneuve is now over.

Probably a cool guy.

A very appreciated person in Le Havre where he's the mayor.

 

[Blue Marlin]

about his private life. But as for me,I really like our first lady and wish her success.

i never knew you were into cougars

anyway im quiet looking forward to see what changes he will bring, if he's any good then we'll negotiate a trade. you can have mrs may and we can have macron, might just throw in corbyn to sweeten the deal.

 

[Vergennes]

i never knew you were into cougars

I like our first lady.... but not in that way.

anyway im quiet looking forward to see what changes he will bring, if he's any good then we'll negotiate a trade. you can have mrs may and we can have macron, might just throw in corbyn to sweeten the deal.

Also looking forward for his work. First he'll need to win the legislative elections next month. If he doesn't,he will have to pick a PM from the majority. We're going to vote the 11 and 18 june to choose our MPs..... Just days after you will elect King Corbyn as PM !

 

[LA se Karachi]

 

[Vergennes]

Why does France's president name a PM and government before June's crucial elections?

https://www.thelocal.fr/20170516/wh...dent-choose-a-government-before-the-elections

 

[Vergennes]

@Louiq XIV @Taygibay

Le Drian remains in the government.... but not at defence !


Newly installed French president Emmanuel Macron unveiled his first government on Wednesday with the left, the right, the centre and ecologists are all represented in his first government.

Main info

• Macron unveils first centrist government featuring figures from left and right and a famous ecologist
• The government is also balanced between men and women

Macron named his government on Wednesday which featured figures from the right, the left, the centre and a famous ecologist.

Macron and his Prime Minister Philippe Edouard named Bruno Le Maire from the right-wing Republicans party as the Minister for Economy.

Socialist party stalwart and veteran of François Hollande's government Jean-Yves Le Drian remains in the government but moves over from defence minister to Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Nicolas Hulot has been named Minister of Ecology Transition. Hulot has been touted as a minister in every government over recent years so it is somewhat of a coup for Macron to persuade him to join his cabinet.

Macron's long term ally Gerard Collomb, the mayor of Lyon, is named interior minister and centrist François Bayrou, who joined forces with Macron at a crucial point in the campaign was named minister for justice.

Sylvie Goulard an MEP with Bayrou's MoDem party was named Defence Minister. Goulard has been Praised for her experience of the EU institutions and helped organised Macron's trip to Berlin to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel during the election campaign.

Other women named as part of the government include Agnès Buzyn as minister for solidarity and health, Muriel Penicaud as minister of labour and Françoise Nyssen as culture minister.

Annick Girardin has been named minister of overseas territories and Laura Flessel the minister of sport.

On the campaign trail ahead of his election on May 7, Macron pledged a slimmed-down group of ministers of around 15 people, half of them women and including people from outside politics.

https://www.thelocal.fr/20170517/live-macron-unveils-his-first-french-government

 

[Vergennes]

@Louiq XIV @Taygibay

Le Drian remains in the government.... but not at defence !


Newly installed French president Emmanuel Macron unveiled his first government on Wednesday with the left, the right, the centre and ecologists are all represented in his first government.

Main info

• Macron unveils first centrist government featuring figures from left and right and a famous ecologist
• The government is also balanced between men and women

Macron named his government on Wednesday which featured figures from the right, the left, the centre and a famous ecologist.

Macron and his Prime Minister Philippe Edouard named Bruno Le Maire from the right-wing Republicans party as the Minister for Economy.

Socialist party stalwart and veteran of François Hollande's government Jean-Yves Le Drian remains in the government but moves over from defence minister to Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Nicolas Hulot has been named Minister of Ecology Transition. Hulot has been touted as a minister in every government over recent years so it is somewhat of a coup for Macron to persuade him to join his cabinet.

Macron's long term ally Gerard Collomb, the mayor of Lyon, is named interior minister and centrist François Bayrou, who joined forces with Macron at a crucial point in the campaign was named minister for justice.

Sylvie Goulard an MEP with Bayrou's MoDem party was named Defence Minister. Goulard has been Praised for her experience of the EU institutions and helped organised Macron's trip to Berlin to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel during the election campaign.

Other women named as part of the government include Agnès Buzyn as minister for solidarity and health, Muriel Penicaud as minister of labour and Françoise Nyssen as culture minister.

Annick Girardin has been named minister of overseas territories and Laura Flessel the minister of sport.

On the campaign trail ahead of his election on May 7, Macron pledged a slimmed-down group of ministers of around 15 people, half of them women and including people from outside politics.

https://www.thelocal.fr/20170517/live-macron-unveils-his-first-french-government

Emmanuel Macron : President of the Republic
Edouard Philippe : Prime Minister

The government ;

Bruno Le Maire : Minister of the Economy
Gerard Collomb : Minister of the Interior
François Bayrou : Minister of Justice
Sylvie Goulard : Defence Minister
Jean-Yves Le Drian : Foreign Minister
Nicolas Hulot : Minister of Ecology
Muriél Penicaud : Minister of Labour
Agnès Buzyn : Minister of Health
Jacques Mézard : Agriculture Minister
Frédérique Vidal : Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation
Laura Flessel : Sports Minister
Jean Michel Blanquer : Education Minister
Gérald Darmanin : Budget Minister
Richard Ferrand : Minister for the cohesion of territories
Elisabeth Borne : Minister of Transport
Annick Girardin : Minister for Overseas Territories
Francoise Nyssen : Minister of Culture
Marielle de Sarnez : Minister for European Affairs

Secretary of states

Christopher Castaner : Secretary of state in charge of relations with parliament
Marlene Schiappa : Secretary of state for equality
Sophie Cluzel : Secretary of state for disabled people
Mounir Mahjoubi : Secretary of state for digital technology.

A balanced government in my opinion with figures from the left,the centre and the right and the civil society. Several new faces not well known by the public. @Philia @LA se Karachi