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Around Marine Le Pen in Calvados: “The French at home and foreigners outside.” While Emmanuel Macron multiplied the media on Monday, he was notably on the set of It’s up to you (France 5) in the evening, the RN candidate was on the move to Saint-Pierre-en-Auge in Calvados, a town won over to her cause which placed her in the lead in the first round. Less than a week from the second round, she insisted on the “social” side which helped her to reach the second round. Read our report and follow our live policy.
After Jadot’s poor score in the presidential election, an EE-LV spokesperson calls for a change of direction. The minority motion “Le Souffle”, the fringe on the left of the party which won nearly 20% of the vote at the 2019 environmental congress, demands that an intermediate leadership be put in place until the fall and that the composition of the cell supposed to negotiate with the other parties of the left for the legislative ones is widened. Read our article.
Suspended in Russia, “Novaya Gazeta” is writing a new page in its history in Latvia. The independent newspaper had to suspend its activity at the end of March in Russia because of a new law punishing any dissemination of information “misleading”. Its teams are rebuilding a European edition outside the country. Read our article and follow our live on the war in Ukraine.
Sweden: an anti-racist counter-demonstration ends in confrontation with the police. For several days, activists have been mobilizing against the actions of “Hard Line”, a far-right group that wants to burn Korans to denounce the alleged “Islamization” from Sweden. On Sunday, 26 arrests took place in Norrköping and its surroundings. Read our article.
In Shanghai, strict confinement does not prevent new deaths from Covid-19. Local authorities indicate on Monday that the coronavirus has just caused three deaths in Shanghai. This is the first time since the establishment of drastic health restrictions at the end of March that she communicates on such deaths. Read our article.
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Marine Le Pen has her feet caught in the veil. The RN candidate has been floundering and backpedaling for a few days on her proposal to ban the “Islamist outfits” in public space. In a few days, the ban on wearing the veil in public space as provided for by Marine Le Pen in the event of an election (extended, moreover, to all “Islamist outfits”) has become a quagmire. Read our article.
What do we know about this recording of François Ruffin and Emmanuel Macron published by Juan Branco? A video of the lawyer and activist supposed to provide proof of a staging between the rebellious deputy and the outgoing president about the situation of the Ecopla company has resurfaced in recent days. CheckNews had already looked into the subject when it was first published in 2019. Read the CheckNews article.
War in Ukraine: “People are being raped in front of their family members.” Nearly two months after the start of the war in Ukraine, testimonies from victims of rape and sexual violence are growing. The UN calls for the launch of an independent investigation. Read our article.
Jack White, collages of unreason. Borrowing from the cut-up technique dear to Burroughs and turning his back on garage rock, the Detroitian delivers his most playful album, where baroque riffs and delirious collages merge. Via Zoom from Nashville, he tells us about his creation. Read our article.
Death of David Freel, herald of the shadows. The singer and guitarist of the group Swell, qualified by Freed of “best band in the world” in 1997, embodied an alternative to the alternative in the musical landscape of the 90s with his black and tight voice. He died on April 12 at the age of 64. Read our article.