ANALYSIS – Based on the results of the last French presidential elections, Le Figaro has carried out various projections using the American voting system. With some surprises in store. While Americans elect their president this Tuesday, November 5, The Figaro has studied how the U.S. electoral system would be applied to the French presidential election. […]
Miguel Bonnefoy wins the Prix Femina 2024 with Le Rêve du jaguar
Kamel Daoud favorite for Goncourt ahead of Gaël Faye According to literary critics interviewed by the magazine Livres Hebdothe author of Mice has a good chance of making it to the top of the most prestigious awards list this Monday, November 4. Especially as his publisher, Gallimard, has not received any other major awards this […]
at Harry’s bar in Paris, Donald Trump leads the way
REPORTAGE – As with every American election for the past 100 years, Europe’s oldest cocktail bar organizes a mock vote for Americans living abroad or on vacation in France. In a century, the result has differed from the official vote only three times. A red cap on his head, Tom smiles broadly as he hesitantly […]
Michel Barnier calls on ministers to overcome frustrations
DECRYPTAGE – Debates on the revenue side of the Finance Bill resumed on Monday in a climate of uncertainty for both the government and parliamentarians. Budget, Part I, Act II. On Monday, after a week’s break, debates on the revenue side of the Finance Bill resumed. finance bill have resumed at the French National Assembly. […]
Michelin closes Cholet and Vannes plants, 1254 jobs lost
By Valérie Collet Published 40 minutes ago, updated at 10:03 am ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > Both sites will cease production by 2026 at the latest. The automotive supplier justifies this restructuring by soaring energy costs. Michelin unions feared a black scenario for the Cholet (Maine-et-Loire) and Vannes (Morbihan) sites. This has now been confirmed by the […]
Atos announces the sale of its strategic subsidiary Worldgrid for 270 million euros to Alten
The sale was announced in June, and is of strategic importance for the industrial security of France’s nuclear power plants. In the midst of restructuring, the IT group Atos announced on Tuesday the sale of its highly critical subsidiary Worldgrid, which designs control systems for nuclear power plants, notably for EDF, to France’s Alten. Atos […]
Kamala Harris, the last-minute candidate
PORTRAIT – Propelled to the Democratic nomination by Joe Biden’s abandonment, Kamala Harris made up for her party’s deficit to Donald Trump in four months in a fast-paced, brutal campaign full of twists and turns. Just six months ago, Kamala Harris was a minor figure in American politics. The vice-president of Joe Biden was described […]
his childhood, his first name, his relationship with Macron, the Olympic opening ceremony…
Le Figaro has selected passages from the book by the President of the Rassemblement National, What I’m looking forpublished next Saturday by Fayard. From his family origins to his political ambitions, Jordan Bardella tells the story of his life at the age of 29, his rise within the RN thanks to the support of Marine […]
Revelations about the Royal Family’s fortune embarrass the British Crown
An investigation by Sunday Times shows that King Charles III and Prince William receive rents from the army, public hospitals and charities. London correspondent Surrounded by the greatest secrecy fortune of the royal family has always been the subject of fantasies. And misunderstandings, too, since there is often confusion between the Royals’ personal assets and […]
Sandrine Rousseau’s reaction to the arrest of an undressed student in Iran condemned by all sides
While the majority of the political class hailed the courage of this young woman, who braved the morality police in Teheran, the French Green MP seemed to equate the struggle of Iranian women with that of women wishing to wear the veil in France. The ambiguity is no longer acceptable. In reaction to the video […]