by Wolfgang Bittner The PEN Center Germany is one of the 150 writers’ associations worldwide that are part of PEN International. The term PEN stands for Poets, Essayists, Novelists. From May 12th to 15th, the annual conference with the general meeting of the German PEN took place in Gotha. Of the 750 members, around 150 […]
22 Apr 2022 06:30 am By Rachel Marsden When French voters go to the polls on Sunday to choose their next president, will the outcome be the same as the 2017 election? Five years ago, the same duel between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen ended with a clear result: Macron won with 66 percent […]
20 Apr 2022 3:01 pm On Wednesday evening, France’s candidates for the presidency will face a joint television debate. Polls show that incumbent centrist Macron has a lead over his right-wing challenger Le Pen. Experts say Macron’s victory is still not certain. Four days before the planned presidential elections in France, both candidates are to […]
Apr 19, 2022 12:09 p.m By Pierre Levy As in 2017, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen took the top two spots in the first round of the French presidential election. They will therefore face off in the second round on April 24th. This confirms a strong trend, which has been consolidated from election to […]
13 Apr 2022 7:39 am In about two weeks, Marine Le Pen will go into the runoff in the presidential elections in France against incumbent President Emmanuel Macron. Now she has taken a stance on possible sanctions against Russia: Le Pen rejects embargoes in the energy sector. In an interview on Tuesday, French presidential candidate […]
As in 2017, there will be a runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in this year’s presidential elections in France. According to the Interior Ministry, 92 percent of the votes have now been counted. Accordingly, Macron won 27.4 percent and Le Pen 24.3 percent. Left-wing politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon came third with 21.3 percent […]
10 Apr 2022 8:05 p.m French President Emmanuel Macron and the right-wing conservative Marine Le Pen are contesting the runoff election for the highest office in France. According to initial projections, Macron is 28.6 percent, Le Pen 24.4 percent. For Conservatives and Socialists, the result is a debacle. According to projections, incumbent head of state […]
10 Apr 2022 8:05 p.m According to projections, incumbent head of state Emmanuel Macron is ahead in the first round of the French presidential election. The right-wing conservative Marine Le Pen follows in second place. According to initial projections, Macron received 28.1 percent of the votes in the first round of the election, Le Pen […]
8 Apr 2022 7:11 pm Numerous high-ranking financial and business representatives who are close to the EU are concerned about the outcome of the elections in France: A possible election victory by Marine Le Pen could therefore send the stock markets plummeting and weaken the euro even more. Some prominent German economists are leaving according […]