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French left-wing MP's future in doubt after domestic violence conviction

A prominent young leader of France's hard-left party was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence Tuesday for slapping his wife, prompting a parliamentary exclusion from colleagues just as they…

French left-wing hopeful grounded after domestic violence ruling

A prominent young leader of France's hard-left France Unbowed party was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence Tuesday after admitting to slapping his wife, a conviction that jeopardises his chances…

Adrien Quatennens, a deputy to left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, pleaded guilty and was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence.

PARIS, France - A Paris metro station on the Champs-Elysees has been renamed Elizabeth II for the day as a tribute to the British queen during her funeral. Commuters walk past a sign in the Parisian underground metro station "George V" which is temporarily replaced with a placard reading "Elizabeth

A number of mayors in France are refusing a government order to fly the national flag at half-mast to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

A number of mayors in France are refusing a government order to fly the national flag at half-mast to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Some French mayors are refusing to lower the tricolor to half-mast for the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, defying Paris' orders Read Full Article at RT.com

Lowering French flag for a monarch is an affront, say group of municipal leaders refusing to carry out President Macron's orders