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1 month ago
France news

Senegal top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election victory

Senegal's Constitutional Council confirmed Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the fifth president after winning the election with 54% of votes.
Faye's victory marks the first time an opposition candidate won the election in the first round since Senegal's independence in 1960. [ more ]
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3 months ago
France news

Senegal's Constitutional Council overturns delay of Feb. 25 presidential poll

Senegal's top election authority voided the president's postponement of the presidential election.
The moves to postpone and reschedule the election were ruled unconstitutional. [ more ]
www.france24.com
3 months ago
France news

Senegal's presidential candidate list excludes opposition leader Sonko

Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, have been excluded from Senegal's presidential election.
The final list of 20 candidates includes Prime Minister Amadou Ba and former prime ministers Idrissa Seck and Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne. [ more ]
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france
www.france24.com
3 months ago
France politics

Controversial new French immigration law promulgated by Macron

The formal text of a new immigration law was published in France, with instructions for applying the legislation already given to officials.
The law's promulgation follows the Constitutional Council's censure of 35 out of 86 articles, including controversial measures requested by the right, such as restrictions on social benefits and immigration quotas. [ more ]
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3 months ago
EU data protection

French immigration law: What are the measures deemed unconstitutional?

France's Constitutional Council has struck down large parts of a divisive new immigration law due to it being unconstitutional.
The law included provisions that discriminated against immigrants in accessing social welfare benefits. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
France news

French court annuls large part of country's new immigration law

France's constitutional council has declared parts of the country's new immigration law unconstitutional.
The annulled articles include restrictions on family reunifications and student residency permits, as well as making residing in France illegally a crime. [ more ]
www.france24.com
3 months ago
France politics

French court scraps large parts of hardline immigration law as unconstitutional

France's Constitutional Council rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law.
The rejected measures include making it harder for immigrants to bring their families to France and limiting their access to social welfare. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
EU data protection

Top Council Rejects Much of France's Tough Immigration Law

France's Constitutional Council has struck down many measures in the country's tough new immigration law.
The ruling may paradoxically give President Macron some relief. [ more ]
www.france24.com
3 months ago
France politics

Tens of thousands of protesters across France call on Macron not to sign immigration law

Tens of thousands protest new immigration law in France
Protesters say the law bears the footprint of the far right and betrays French values [ more ]
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