After a long career as the face of political journalism in French-speaking Switzerland, Alain Rebetez tells the Helvetians all about France, as Tamedia's Paris correspondent. Five years after his arrival, we take stock of his mission and the differences between the two countries.
As if its lacklustre sporting results weren't enough, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) finds itself in open conflict with Paris City Council over its stadium. And not just over money.
Schools are the focus of much debate. Vincent Peillon, Minister of National Education from 2012 to 2014 under President François Hollande, details his vision for this important institution of the Republic - a vision that has been the subject of fierce criticism.
The vast majority of the media portrayed the result of the 2022 legislative elections in France as a defeat for re-elected President Emmanuel Macron, deprived of an absolute majority in parliament. But it's on the interpretation of what this situation means for the quinquennium that analyses diverge. Here's a selection.
An ecologist elected in Lyon is promising «gender-neutral» bike paths. He explains this by arguing that women, in particular, need more safety than men. The umpteenth autogoal in the match between the «woke» team and the allegedly macho team.
Unpublished article - Jonas Follonier What lessons can we draw from the results of the first round of the French presidential election? First and foremost, the...
I covered the previous French election with him, when he was just starting out on his editorial career at Regard Libre and his hope had a name: Macron. Since then, water has flowed under the bridge. Here's an assessment of a campaign he described as «painful».
ANALYSIS, Nadine Richon | Exactly five years ago, in April 2017, the Sarah Halimi case began—the case of the Jewish retiree murdered by her 27-year-old neighbor, who was deemed completely not criminally responsible. Today, the circle is complete: legally concluded, the case was effectively buried in January 2022 with the release of a report by a deeply divided parliamentary commission, which nevertheless confirmed the absence of any police or judicial misconduct. Nathanaël Majster, one of the attorneys consulted by Sarah Halimi’s family, outlines possible avenues for reopening this case, which remains a wound and an insult to Jews, whether or not they identify with «the community.».
Eugénie Bastié, a journalist in the «Ideas» section of the French daily Le Figaro, offers her diagnosis of the «war of ideas» in France and the theme of immigration, which is present in its own way in the French intellectual debate and reveals new cleavages.
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