"Wherever the Republic is tested ... garments that can be worn by men and women alike, as seen in Arles, France, during the Aïd-el-Kébir festival in June 2022. HESHAM ELSHERIF / GETTY IMAGES ...

They showed, first, that the present form of parliamentary democracy in France is being called into question from two sides; and though the victory of the parties representing tradition (more that of ...

The New Popular Front, or NPF, a hastily assembled coalition of four parties—La France Insoumise ... Furthermore, the constitution of the Fifth Republic has never been tested under these ...

Republic vs. Monarchy: Why Some Nations Choose the Title Posted: April 30, 2025 | Last updated: April 30, 2025 From the Republic of France to the United States of America, many countries proudly ...

insisted upon to rein in the parliamentary instability of France’s postwar Fourth Republic and give the executive stronger control in the new Fifth Republic. But over the past decade ...

The pillars of France’s 66-year-old Fifth Republic appear fundamentally ill-equipped to withstand this unprecedented onslaught of domestic and international crises. Macron’s room for maneuver is ...

France has not been a Republic so long. There are plenty of Frenchmen who remember the bloody Commune of 1871, the conspiracy of General Boulanger. One who remembers both these things is elderly ...

The Republic must be open to all its children and cultivate solidarity. During the First World War, France presented itself as a "Muslim power" in order to assert itself on the global stage.

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because rules in several disciplines ban ...