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Cyberattack hits French left primary as Bardella scandal deepens

Glucksmann and Faure fight for the left’s 2027 nomination, Mélenchon plays Caesar at Gergovia, and one missing letter ties Bardella to antisemitic…

Oct 11 • Julien Hoez

Spanish Senate snubs Macron as Bardella antisemitism row deepens

Spain's Senate sinks the Treaty of Barcelona mid-state visit, Mediapart publishes its evidence against Bardella, and three in four French voters ignore…

Oct 4 • Julien Hoez

Macron Sends Troops for Fuel, Greens Suspend Jadot, Bayrou Back in Court

France deploys soldiers to guard Saudi oil at Yanbu, Les Écologistes punish Jadot for backing Glucksmann, and the EU Parliament wants €206,000 from the…

Sep 27 • Julien Hoez

Macron on Russian threat, Brun Out of PS Primaire, Zemmour's Slip-Up

Macron on Russian hybrid attacks and Hormuz, Philippe Brun's exit from the Socialist primaire, and Dupont-Aignan and Zemmour's 2027 presidential bids.

Sep 20 • Julien Hoez

Macron: “The Day We Are Physically Attacked, We Will Not Be Warned”

Full English text of Macron's 18 September 2026 press conference on Russia's hybrid threat, Donald Trump’s Hormuz crisis, and energy prices.

Sep 20 • Julien Hoez

Paris Bets on the Rafale F5 as France's Budget Crisis Deepens

Lecornu refers a budget leak to prosecutors, Lescure cuts France's growth forecast, and Paris doubles down with the Rafale F5 after FCAS collapses.

Sep 13 • Julien Hoez

🇺🇦Bardella Fumbles Ukraine, Dati Wants Her Robes Back, and Ciotti Presses Le Pen on Pensions

The RN's Ukraine aid stance exposes deeper cracks with Le Pen, Rachida Dati asks to rejoin the judiciary ahead of her corruption trial, and Eric Ciotti…

Sep 6 • Julien Hoez

France Eyes Sweden Fighter Jet Deal as Recession Fears Mount

Macron pitches Sweden as an FCAS replacement, Fitch holds France at A+, INSEE flags recession risk, plus Delogu's arrest and Iceland's EU vote.

Aug 30 • Julien Hoez

Nobody Is Going to War Over Ceuta or Melilla

Four coercion crises since 2021, one use of force since 2002, zero wars. What changed is Rabat's diplomatic cover in Washington, not its appetite for a…

Aug 7 • Julien Hoez

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