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Dec 31, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Frank Connelly |Kavita Mokha

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on screens as he delivers his televised New Year's address to the nation from the Elysee Palace, in Paris on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (Kiran Ridley/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) TNS PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to dissolve Parliament last summer had backfired, leading to more division and political turmoil, while he called for greater unity to meet the nation's challenges.

Dec 31, 2024 | kdhnews.com | Frank Connelly |Kavita Mokha

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to dissolve Parliament last summer had backfired, leading to more division and political turmoil, while he called for greater unity to meet the nation’s challenges. “Lucidity and humility require the recognition that at this time this decision has produced more instability than serenity,” Macron said during his annual New Year’s Eve address Tuesday.

Dec 31, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Frank Connelly |Kavita Mokha

French President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to dissolve parliament last summer had backfired, leading to more division and political turmoil, while he called for greater unity to meet the nation’s challenges. “Lucidity and humility require the recognition that at this time this decision has produced more instability than serenity,” Macron said during his annual New Year’s Eve address on Tuesday. “And I take my full share of it.”

Dec 24, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Kavita Mokha |William Horobin

France’s lower house of parliament toppled the government for the first time in more than 60 years in early December, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to cast around for a prime minister who could navigate the country’s bitterly divided political landscape. Macron opted for centrist figure Francois Bayrou, a veteran lawmaker with a track record of striking alliances and forging compromises with both Socialists and conservatives.

Dec 4, 2024 | businessmirror.com.ph | Kavita Mokha

Emmanuel Macron is looking for a new prime minister on Thursday after the far right joined forces with the left to push through a no-confidence motion against his government over a budget dispute. The French president needs to find a premier who can pass a 2025 budget through a deeply divided parliament. But any new leader will face the same financial squeeze that brought down Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s administration.