Just weeks after staff from an Egyptian human rights group were arrested on terror charges, Macron rolled out the red carpet to welcome President Sisi to France.
Macron’s shift to the right appears to have been a long time coming. But recent events show how quickly a slide towards authoritarianism can take place.
“ The capital had offered two buildings, large enough to give emergency accommodation for all, if the central government would only cough up… No such luck. Bayrou never got asked about that.”
"We want to reply to the open letter written by academics from mostly English-speaking universities that was published by openDemocracy on November 5, 2020."
“What mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, did add was that, as things are at the moment, France could well end up with a ‘democratic crash’ in that election.”
France cannot afford to lose the lead in global soft power precisely guaranteed by its reputation for being a champion of free speech and human rights.
