FRENCH ELECTION RESULTS
What does it all mean? A look at the results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections on June 19. (Euronews)
NEXT STEPS FOR MACRON
After losing his parliamentary majority in Sunday’s elections, President Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation offered by his newly appointed prime minister, Elisabeth Borne, and is holding talks with opposition leaders in hopes of forming a coalition. (France 24)
FAR-RIGHT SCARE
How worried should we be about the historic gains in Parliament by Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, the Rassemblement National? An analysis of the results of Sunday’s election. (The Local)
THE LAST DAYS OF LEONARDO
Leonardo da Vinci spent his final days in France, in a manor house at Clos Lucé, near the Château d’Amboise in the Loire Valley. The loan by the Vatican of his unfinished painting “Saint Jerome in the Wilderness” is a great reason to visit this lovely place. (The Guardian)
BURKINI BAN
It’s official: women cannot wear “burkinis,” the coverall bathing suits preferred by some Muslim women, in public swimming pools in France. (CNN)
KEEPING COOL IN FRENCH CITIES
The French government is spending €500 million to help cities keep temperatures down with new vegetation. (The Local)
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