French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was appointed as the new prime minister on Tuesday after Manuel Valls resigned to seek the Socialist nomination in the presidential election, the presidency said. “He’s a strong personality, with experience of state affairs,” said a source in the president’s entourage, commenting on the appointment[Read More…]
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Ban no more; French court suspends burkini swimwear prohibition
France’s highest administrative court has suspended a ban on the burkini in a test case brought by human rights groups, pending a definitive ruling. The ruling from the state council suspends a single ban in the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, but is likely to set a precedent for[Read More…]