France
Paris mayor makes good on Seine swim vow to show it’s safe for Olympics
Anne Hidalgo swam in the cleaned-up waters of the capital’s river, fulfilling a promise that has become a symbol of the Olympic Games that start this month.
- by Rob Harris
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Opinion
Paris 2024
LVMH has already won gold at the Paris Olympics
The luxury brand has spent €150 million ($241 million) to be one of the premium sponsors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- by Andrea Felsted
Little-known French region where villages look like a Disney set
The French region where the Danish royals holiday also happens to have bargain-priced holiday homes.
- by Chrissie McClatchie
Analysis
World elections
Respect for Macron falls to new low among French public
Emmanuel Macron was once France’s young and charismatic president who embodied hope. He is now widely despised, considered narcissistic and disconnected.
- by Rob Harris
River Seine is good to swim in, says Meares
Australian chef de mission Anna Meares says water quality in the River Seine is now at acceptable levels.
- by Tom Decent
Le Pen faces criminal investigation for French election campaign funding
Revelations about the investigation into her finances surrounding her 2022 presidential bid come as a new poll places her as the frontrunner in the next race.
- by Gaspard Sebag and Ania Nussbaum
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Train journeys
This French rail journey makes our own XPT trains seem luxe
It’s a free-for-all. Passengers rush on to the train, cramming their larger luggage onto seats and in the aisles.
- by Kristie Kellahan
Opinion
Global economy
The UK and France now have to deal with very uncertain futures
Two very different election outcomes last weekend have produced very similar challenges that the governments will struggle to deal with.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Macron refuses French PM’s resignation after chaotic election leaves France in limbo
Macron has refused the resignation of his prime minister as France deals with the unprecedented position of having no dominant political bloc in parliament
- by Sylvie Corbet
Opinion
Paris
It stinks, it’s polluted and I wouldn’t swim in it, but I love the Seine
French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hildegard promised earlier this year that they would swim in the Seine before the Olympics. It’s possible Macron called an election to avoid the task.
- by Lee Tulloch