A green wave: this is undoubtedly the main lesson from these municipal elections, the second round of which took place on Sunday June 28. Environmentalists have won several major cities, with huge wars taken as Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux or Strasbourg. We will explain everything to you. Which cities have been won by environmentalists? In the … Read more
The government spokesperson, Sibeth Ndiaye, announced this Sunday June 28 on France 2 of the ” disappointment “ of the majority, who recorded scores sometimes “Extremely disappointing” because of its « divisions » during these municipal. “Tonight we are disappointed, because there are places, you mentioned Lyon just now, when our own internal division led … Read more
Emmanuel Macron a “Expressed concern about the low participation rate in municipal elections », which is “Not very good news”, said the Élysée, while abstention amounted to around 60% in the second round this Sunday, June 28. The head of state also called his Prime Minister Édouard Philippe to congratulate him on his ” nice … Read more
Several NGO leaders, including the former ministers Cecile Duflot and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, launched this Sunday, June 28, a call for the future vaccine against the new coronavirus be accessible to all populations around the world, warning against vaccine nationalism. The fears that a “vaccine nationalism”, coupled with a race for profits will hamper the access … Read more
Abstention expected at high levels, proliferation of “citizen lists”, feminization of the new generation of mayors … Overview of trends in this second round of municipal elections 2020 with Martial Foucault, director of the Political Research Center at Science Po Paris. A large number of mayors were elected in the first round, March 15. Is … Read more
If you like American pop culture, you must know his work, even if you don’t know his name: the American graphic designer Milton Glaser, known for the popular tourist logo “I love NY”, died on Friday June 26, his birthday , at the age of 91 years. Born June 26, 1929 in the Bronx of … Read more
“Organs labeled halal, this may be a selling point for China”, quipped Sylvie Lasserre. The journalist, author of the book Journey to the land of Uyghurs: from invisible persecution to Orwellian hell, denounces, however, very real trafficking: that of the organs of prisoners of this Muslim minority living in Xinjiang, a region in north-west China. … Read more
The group L’Oréal has decided to remove certain words, such as “whitening”, from the description of its cosmetic products on its packaging, in a global context anti-racist demonstrations. “The L’Oréal group has decided to remove the words white-whitening, clear (fair-fairness, light-lightening) from all its products intended to standardize the skin”, said the French cosmetics giant … Read more
Early operations and “Without vital necessity” on children whose sex at birth is difficult to determine are “Illegal” is to be avoided, considers a report from the Jean-Jaurès Foundation published Friday June 26. Report authors regret that surgical procedures “Early”, “Without free and informed consent” and “Without vital necessity” on intersex children always take place … Read more
“Paris in common”, the support platform for Anne Hidalgo, candidate for his succession to the mayor of Paris, will become a “Political structure” and a federation whose ambition goes beyond the borders of the capital will also be created, we learned on Friday, June 26. A “sustainable” political structure that “will stimulate” the municipal majority … Read more