Tag: French president

VIDEO: French President ‘dabs’ in team’s locker room after WC win

MOSCOW: French President Emmanuel Macron cheered his team from the stands as he was pictured celebrating the goals. After the final victory, Macron joined the players...

Juncker chides French President as EU jobs race heats up

BRUSSELS: European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker chided French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday for failing to form clear Europe-wide party political alliances, as manoeuvring...

French President Hollande in Iraq to review war on IS

French President Francois Hollande arrived in Baghdad on Monday to meet the French forces helping Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State group...

Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary

Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination for next year's presidential election with a...

Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy crashed out of the presidential election on Sunday, suffering a humiliating defeat in the first round of the rightwing...

France’s Hollande to meet pope after priest killing

French President Francois Hollande will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday to discuss the aftermath of the extremist murder of a French...

French president slammed over gay ‘gaffe’

French media mocked President Francois Hollande on Tuesday after he described sexual orientation as “a choice”, in his reaction to the Orlando gay nightclub...