France

France: Voting begins in first stage of two-round legislative elections

In France, voting has begun in the first stage of the two-round legislative elections called by President Emmanuel Macron today. Former President Nicolas Sarkozy, Greens party leader Marine Tondelier, and former Prime Minister and Macron ally Edouard Philippe were among the first high-profile politicians to vote. According to the Ministry of Interior, the turnout in mainland France was more than 25 percent by midday. Macron dissolved the National Assembly on the 9th of this month after the far-r...

September 15, 2023 8:13 AM

Britain, France, Germany to retain ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany said that they would retain ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran that were set to expire in October under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In a joint statement, the three European allies known as E3 that had helped negotiate the nuclear deal, said they would retain their sanctions in a “direct response to Iran’s consistent and severe non-compliance” with the accord, also known by its official name as Joint Comprehensive Plan of ...