Polls show Jean-Luc Mélenchon could reach the French presidential election’s second round next year.
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L’avenir en commun: LE PROGRAMME POUR L’UNION POPULAIRE
Face aux grands bouleversements du monde, nous ne pouvons plus attendre. Il faut transformer en profondeur la société et construire l’harmonie des êtres humains entre eux et avec la nature.
Nous sommes prêts à gouverner pour concrétiser la devise de notre République: «Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité».
L’Union populaire nous donne une force irrésistible. J’ai confiance : en 2027 votre vie aura changé, pour le meilleur. Un autre monde est possible.
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DETTE PUBLIQUE
• Exiger que la Banque centrale européenne transforme la part de dette des États qu’elle possède en dettes perpétuelles à taux nul
• Réinstaurer un circuit du Trésor pour que la France ne s’endette plus auprès des marchés financiers
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RENFORCER LE MULTILATÉRALISME,
AGIR POUR LA PAIX
• Réinvestir l’Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe (OSCE) pour en finir avec les guerres sur notre continent
• Refuser toute intervention militaire sans mandat de l’ONU
• Se retirer du commandement intégré de l’OTAN, puis progressivement de l’organisation
Live: European stocks plunge after US midterm election results shock markets
European shares fell on Friday, with losses across the board as a global market rout gathered steam, capping a painful week as investors grappled with uncertainty over AI stocks after Democrats took control of the US Congress.
Hunderttausende bei Generalstreik in Frankreich auf der Straße
(November 5, 2026)
Michael Strempel, ARD Paris, tagesschau, Das Erste, 05.11.2026 • 20:00 Uhr
Interior ministry says 575,000 protest across France as unions claim ‚close to 1.6 million‘
(November 5, 2026)
Nearly 1.6 million people joined protests across France on Thursday, according to the hard-left labour union, while the interior ministry put turnout at around 600,000. Protesters demanded higher wages and backed the high school protest movement, putting renewed pressure on the beleaguered government. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to meet with trade unions on Monday.
AI Stock Selloff Gains Steam on Election Fallout
US stocks tumbled Thursday as investors questioned the future of the artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout now that Democrats, riding a wave of discontent with data centers and AI, are poised to take both houses of Congress and key governorships across the country.
AI data centers comprehensively defeated at US midterm elections — 45 measures put on the ballot as Americans overwhelmingly vote against developments
(November 4, 2026)
Several counties in the U.S. have put data center concerns on the midterm ballot, and early results show that Americans are overwhelmingly voting against them. According to Data Centers on the Ballot, 33 measures restricting data center development have already won, with six more questions leading
Defense firms fall as Democratic victory stokes fears of tighter Pentagon budget
With Democrats set to control Congress, investors bet future defense funding may not be as robust as previously expected. Shares of Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab, which oversees the biggest US weapons program, the F-35 fighter jet, fell 6.9%. Missile and radar maker RTX (RTX.N), opens new tab declined 3.1% and L3Harris Technologies (LHX.N), opens new tab sank 6.9%. General Dynamics (GD.N), opens new tab and Northrop Grumman (NOC.N), opens new tab also dropped.
Rheinmetall-Aktie verliert zweistellig: Rüstungskonzern senkt erneut die Prognose
Im dritten Quartal legte der Umsatz um fast ein Drittel auf 3,15 Milliarden Euro zu. Das operative Ergebnis kletterte mit 62 Prozent auf 553 Millionen Euro noch stärker. Die operative Marge verbesserte sich von 14,8 auf 17,5 Prozent. Der Auftragseingang liege mit 2,893 Milliarden Euro auf einem „guten, wenn auch leicht niedrigerem Niveau“, hiess es von Rheinmetall weiter.
USB estimates at least one million workers in the streets for the strike
Student collective says two million
Video. Italy: Thousands protest rising living costs and defence spending in general strike
Updated: 30 October 2026 – 14:26 GMT+1
Thousands of protesters marched through Rome, Italy, on Friday, 30 October, during a general strike called by the left-wing Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) trade union.
Arab parties Ra‘am, Joint List rise to 19 seats amid high turnout, election polling data shows
With about 85% of the vote counted as of Wednesday afternoon, the Central Elections Committee‘s official results released Wednesday projected Israel‘s two main Arab parties, Ra’am and the Joint List, to win seven and 12 seats, respectively.
Smotrich says ‘Arab turnout unprecedented’
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has urged right-wing voters to cast their ballots, claiming that unprecedented turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel could help bring a “dangerous left-wing government” to power.
“Do not despair! It is still possible to win,” Smotrich said in a post on X.
Netanyahu warns of Arab voter surge in Israel‘s election in desperate bid to woo support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition partners made a last-ditch push on Tuesday to get their supporters to the polls, warning of a surging Arab voter turnout, a tactic Palestinian politicians denounced as racist and inflammatory.
Cars flying Netanyahu‘s Likud party flags drove through Jerusalem blaring the Islamic call to prayer and urging supporters to cast their ballots because „Arabs are voting“, witnesses said.
In Serbia, a very different student movement just ousted another European strongman
It resulted in a “decentralized yet highly coordinated nature,” they added. “This mobilization is leaderless by design. Student assemblies operate on a horizontal model, organizing nightly plenary meetings to propose, debate, and vote on tactics.”
That may have worked well in the face of an authoritarian state; there were no leaders to arrest. But it will be hard to transform into government.
Lula’s Victory Is Breath of Fresh Air for Latin America: Sheinbaum
“Very happy about Lula’s victory in Brazil. Many, many congratulations to President Lula and the people of Brazil. It is a breath of fresh air for Latin America and the Caribbean. We are very, very happy,” Sheinbaum said during her morning news conference.
Her remarks came a day after the Mexican president congratulated Lula through her social media accounts, celebrating the election result with the message: “Long live democracy, the people of Brazil won. Congratulations, President Lula!”
Lula wins reelection in historic runoff, setting up tense political battle
Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term Sunday, denying U.S. President Donald Trump greater sway over Latin America’s largest economy.
With over 99% of ballots counted, Lula, a left-wing stalwart, defied expectations with 51.76% of the vote. His rival, right-wing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, trailed behind with 48.24% despite winning in a first round of voting earlier this month.
Poll: Support for Hamas continues to decline among Palestinians; over 50% support two-state solution
Overall, 19% of respondents said they support Hamas, compared to 24% in a poll conducted this August, and 35% in August 2025.
Among Gaza residents, 27% said they support Hamas, down from 33% in August and 41% in October last year. Support was lowest in the West Bank, where just 13% of respondents said they support Hamas, compared to 32% in October last year.
Protesttag in Frankreich: geplant:Warum die Franzosen die „Schnauze voll“ haben
Hohe Lebenshaltungskosten, geringe Gehälter, Missstände an Schulen: In Frankreich haben landesweit Massenproteste begonnen. Zehntausende Demonstranten werden erwartet.
Joint List makes Palestinian state a condition for post-election support
Hadash Party and Joint List chairman Prof. Yousef Jabareen has declared four central demands from the heads of the anti-Netanyahu bloc parties as a condition for negotiating support for an alternative government after the elections.
Among the demands: a plan to combat crime in the Arab sector, the development of Arab communities, a plan for young people, and a diplomatic horizon for establishing a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
From France to Italy, Belgium to Greece, student protests spread across Europe
The unrest is not being organised as a single Europe-wide movement. The grievances are different from country to country, but the concerns are strikingly similar. Students are increasingly questioning whether governments are putting enough money into education at a time when schools and universities are struggling with staff shortages, infrastructure problems and higher costs.
Italy ends twelve-year military presence in Iraq
The final group had stayed behind to recover and ship out logistical equipment, Crosetto said. Italian forces, along with those of other countries in the Global Coalition and NATO, left Iraq by the September 30 deadline agreed with the Iraqi government.
Crosetto said the withdrawal was „not an Italian decision,“ but part of a new phase agreed with Iraqi authorities and partner countries, in which Iraqi security forces take full responsibility for the country‘s security.
The Global Coalition‘s Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the US-led military campaign against ISIS, will continue to operate from other countries, according to the statement.
US military withdraws from Iraq after two decades: Report
The US military has completely withdrawn from Iraq, DPA reported on 27 September, citing an Iraqi government official.
All US combat troops and logistical support forces have left the country, the official told the German news agency on Sunday.
Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman tells Al Jazeera US-led coalition forces are out of Iraq
A spokesman for Iraq’s Defence Ministry has told Al Jazeera that no US-led international coalition forces remain in Iraq, one day ahead of the coalition’s planned full withdrawal.
THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA SAILS AGAIN
(September 2, 2026)
The violence and torture that Israel inflicted on hundreds of flotilla volunteers this past spring, including severe beatings, repeated tasering, and sexual assault, has not deterred the FFC, just as Israel’s murder of 10 flotilla activists aboard the Mavi Marmara, in 2010 did not stop the movement. If anything, action is needed now more than ever. While much of the world has moved on from Gaza, believing a supposed “ceasefire” has ended the genocide, Israel continues to kill Palestinians in Gaza at will; use its blockade to restrict and manipulate the entry of the food, medicine, and fuel that a besieged population depends on to survive; and deny Palestinians their fundamental right to freedom.
The new mission involves a port-to-port voyage throughout Europe, bringing together human rights advocates, union activists, elected representatives, journalists, medical professionals, and other supporters of Palestinian freedom.
‘Governments continue to fail’: Freedom Flotilla sails again, vowing to challenge Israel’s Gaza blockade
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced a new international effort to break Israel‘s blockade of Gaza, with ships sailing between European ports before a planned attempt to reach the besieged Palestinian territory in October.
The FFC said its latest mission would go ahead despite the violence and torture meted out to flotilla volunteers on previous attempts, including severe beatings, repeated tasering and sexual assault.
Island hat zu Recht „Nein“ zur EU gesagt
War der Beitritt zur EU vor zwanzig oder dreißig Jahren schon eine schlechte Idee, so ist er heute eine unendlich viel schlechtere. Denn die EU von 2026 ist nicht einmal mehr die EU von 2008. Die oligarchische Maschinerie des Blocks – die Sparpolitik, die Technokratie, die Verachtung der Demokratie – hat sich zu etwas weitaus Monströserem gewandelt: zu einer voll entwickelten Kriegsmaschine. Eine Einschätzung von Thomas Fazi zum Ausgang des Referendums in Island zur EU.
Government Confirms Iceland Will Not Restart EU Accession Talks
Iceland’s government has confirmed that it will not continue accession negotiations with the European Union following Saturday’s referendum.
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir said the result would be respected and that the issue would not move forward during the current government’s term.
Der Lack ist ab: Island sagt NEIN zur EU
Die Frage war nicht einmal, ob Island der EU beitreten sollte, sondern ob die Beitrittsverhandlungen überhaupt wieder aufgenommen werden sollten. Ein „Ja“ hätte die Verhandlungen ermächtigt; ein eventueller Beitrittsvertrag hätte ein zweites Referendum erfordert. Die isländische Ministerpräsidentin Kristrún Frostadóttir hatte das Referendum versprochen und erklärt, dass die Beitrittsverhandlungen unter ihrer Regierung, die bis 2028 im Amt bleibt, nicht vorankommen würden. Darüber hinaus wird das Parlament unter ihrer Mitte-Links-Regierung prüfen, ob der Beitrittsantrag Islands formell ganz zurückgezogen werden soll.