French authors revolt over far-right media mogul's purge of publishing house As the annual Paris book fair opened on Thursday, France’s publishing world has erupted in outcry over a purge at one of the country’s most prestigious houses, Grasset, by its far-right, multi-billi…

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Sarkozy's appeal against Libyan funding conviction undermined by his former chief-of-staff A statement provided by Nicolas Sarkozy’s long-serving right-hand man and chief of staff for nine years, Claude Guéant, has severely damaged the former French president’s defence arguments at his tr…

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Libyan funding appeal trial: how Sarkozy turned on his loyal lieutenants Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was last September convicted of criminal conspiracy and handed a five-year jail term for seeking illegal financing from the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar …

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Starlink, crypto pay and Ukrainian sailors: onboard Russia's shadow fleet To counter toughened Western sanctions imposed in 2022 on Russian oil exports in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine that year, the Kremlin vastly expanded what has become known as its “sha…

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French billionaire Bernard Arnault, tax havens and a new 500-million-euro megayacht The head of the luxury goods group LVMH has just had bought an enormous new motor yacht even bigger and even more expensive than his existing one. It has been acquired through a company registered i…

French billionaire Bernard Arnault, tax havens and a new 500-million-euro megayacht
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Questions persist over prosecution of radical-left French MEP Rima Hassan for 'condoning terrorism' The alleged discovery of drugs in the handbag of Rima Hassan, a Member of the European Parliament for the radical-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party and prominent pro-Palestinian activist, has mad…

Political persecution? Some supporters see prosecution of radical-left French MEP Rima Hassan as part of an attempt to “silence” pro-Palestinian activists
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Questions remain over prosecution of radical-left French MEP Rima Hassan for 'condoning terrorism' The alleged discovery of drugs in the handbag of Rima Hassan, a Member of the European Parliament for the radical-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party and prominent pro-Palestinian activist, has mad…

Questions remain over prosecution of radical-left French MEP Rima Hassan for 'condoning terrorism'
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Victims' families in Libyan funding appeal trial seek to uncover 'extent of Nicolas Sarkozy’s betrayal' At the Paris court of appeal the former French president and other defendants are currently challenging their convictions over the Libyan funding affair handed down at a criminal trial last Septembe…

Victims' families in Libyan funding appeal trial seek to uncover 'extent of Nicolas Sarkozy’s betrayal'
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Iran war fuel crisis hits France’s home carers and community nurses The many tens of thousands of self-employed community nurses and home carers working across France are on the front line when it comes to caring for patients and the vulnerable at home. Yet despite …

Iran war fuel crisis hits France’s home carers and community nurses
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When ‘killing the competition’ is taken literally: company bosses and 'hitmen' go on trial in Paris A Paris court will this Monday start hearing a case featuring military personnel from the French external secret service, former agents from the country's domestic intelligence agency, greedy Freema…

When ‘killing the competition’ is taken literally: company bosses and 'hitmen' go on trial in Paris
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The death of Loana, a broken and humiliated French reality TV icon In 2001 a young woman called Loana appeared on a television programme called 'Loft Story' – a French version of 'Big Brother' – and went on to become France's first reality television star. On March…

The death of Loana, a broken and humiliated French reality TV icon
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'A new form of human trafficking': the exploitation of Marseille's young drug runners A number of youths caught up in the drug trade in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille have lost their lives in recent years, many of them just teenagers. As head of the juvenile division at t…

'A new form of human trafficking': the exploitation of Marseille's young drug runners
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Former French prime minister Lionel Jospin: a story of hope and missed opportunities The former French prime minister Lionel Jospin has died at the age of 88. For five years the socialist politician headed a broad-left government under rightwing president Jacques Chirac, a political…

Former French prime minister Lionel Jospin: a story of hope and missed opportunities
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Political confusion and fragmentation: the outcome of France's local elections After the second round of the municipal elections on Sunday, marked by a high rate of voter abstention, the French political landscape remains highly fragmented. The far-right Rassemblement National…

Political confusion and fragmentation: the outcome of France's local elections
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French local elections: final round results and reactions Around 17 million registered voters were called to the urns on Sunday to decide the final results of France’s nationwide two-round municipal elections in those places where candidates garnered less …

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French local elections: the drama-filled battle for Paris French voters were called out on Sunday for the second round of nationwide municipal elections to decide a final result in those places where no candidates garnered a majority of votes cast in the f…

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Sarkozy denies any role in Libyan funding scandal as appeal trial begins French president Nicolas Sarkozy, 71, and nine co-defendants, all found guilty last year over their various roles in seeking funds for his 2007 election campaign from the regime of the late Libyan d…

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As the French far-right gains ground, the Left remains locked in infighting France’s far-right Rassemblement National party and its allies made significant progress in the first round of nationwide municipal elections on Sunday. In contrast, the rival leftwing parties enter…

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Mediapart in 2025: more and more subscribers, and independence As it does every month of March, Mediapart publishes here, in all transparency, its latest yearly results. The unwavering support of our readers allows Mediapart, a structurally profitable media mode…

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French municipal elections: results and reactions from the bellwether poll More than 48 million registered voters were called to the urns on Sunday as France went to the polls for the first round of municipal elections, which held every six years. The results of the vote t…

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The Ukrainian city terrorised by the deadly 'safari' games of Russian drone operators The city of Kherson was captured by Russia shortly after it launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. After seven months of occupation, it was retaken by the Ukrainian army and has remained…

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French-Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon fears war will 'dismantle' his country As Israel and the United States pursue their new war against Iran, the filmmaker Mehran Tamadon, who is living in exile in France, has told Mediapart about his deep concerns for his home country. Wh…

French-Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon fears war will 'dismantle' his country
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French group LVMH's hypocrisy over Putin's Russia On the face of it, French billionaire Bernard Arnault’s luxury goods group is complying strictly with European Union sanctions against Moscow and has closed or sold all its boutiques and shops acros…

French group LVMH's hypocrisy over Putin's Russia
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'I nearly gave it all up': candidates facing a tide of racist abuse ahead of France's local elections France's municipal elections take place shortly, with the two rounds of voting on March 15th and March 22nd. But for a number of candidates from minority backgrounds the campaign has already proved …

'I nearly gave it all up': candidates facing a tide of racist abuse ahead of France's local elections
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Trump and Netanyahu: kings of the jungle and their law Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US president Donald Trump have not even pretended to portray their attack on Iran as being part of a “democratic” crusade, write Mediapart's Joseph Conf…

Trump and Netanyahu: kings of the jungle and their law
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French authorities braced for Russian online meddling as key local elections loom Crucial municipal elections take place across France on March 15th and 22nd in the last big electoral contest before next year's presidential vote. French security services say that there is a high …

French authorities braced for Russian online meddling as key local elections loom
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Why French radical-left leader Mélenchon's taunt over Epstein's Jewish name was a step too far Last Thursday the head of the radical-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, sparked accusations of anti-Semitism when at a political rally he mocked the pronunciation of disgraced…

Why French radical-left leader Mélenchon's taunt over Epstein's Jewish name was a step too far
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From Harry Potter prose to Elton John lyrics: how a French AI firm has breached copyright rules Mediapart can reveal that a French start-up called Mistral AI has used writings protected by copyright law to train its artificial intelligence model. And the company has also scraped online data de…

From Harry Potter prose to Elton John lyrics: how a French AI firm has breached copyright rules
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When French spy agency raised alarm over diplomat with ties to Epstein Earlier this month Mediapart revealed how Fabrice Aidan, a French diplomat seconded to the UN, became a close contact of the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Details of their relationship w…

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A homage to Leïla Shahid, representative of all the humanity of Palestine The former first General Delegate of Palestine to the European Union, Leïla Shahid, has died at her home in southern France at the age of 76. It can happen that a death sounds the bell for all human…

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