François FillonFrançois Charles Amand Fillon (French:; born 4 March 1954) is a French retired politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of The Republicans (previously known as the Union for a Popular Movement), the country's largest centre-right political party, for the 2017 French presidential election in which he ranked third in the first round of voting.
Prime Minister of FranceThe prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre français), officially the prime minister of the French Republic (Premier ministre de la République française), is the nominal head of government of the French Republic and leader of its Council of Ministers, although the officeholder does not chair its meetings, as the president does. The prime minister is the holder of the second-highest office in France, after the president of France.
Emmanuel MacronEmmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Macron previously served as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014 and Minister of Economics and Finance from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande. Born in Amiens, Macron studied philosophy at Paris Nanterre University.
The Republicans (France)French political partyThe Republicans (French: Les Républicains, LR) is a conservativepolitical party in France, partially inspired by the tradition of Gaullism. The party was formed in 2015 as the reformation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), which had been established in 2002 under the leadership of the then-president of France, Jacques Chirac.President of FranceThe president of France (French: Président de la France), officially the president of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française) or president of the Republic (Président de la République), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France.
Xavier BertrandXavier René Louis Bertrand (French pronunciation: [ɡzavje bɛʁˈtʁɑ̃] ; born 21 March 1965) is a French politician; he is president of the regional council of Hauts-de-France since the 2015 regional elections.
Prades, Pyrénées-OrientalesPrades (French: [pʁad]; Catalan: Prada de Conflent [ˈpɾaðə ðə kuɱˈflen]) is a commune and subprefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Prades is the capital of the historical Conflent comarca. Its inhabitants are called Pradéens and Pradéennes in French and Pradencs and Pradenques in Catalan. It is also the hometown of Jean Castex, who served as Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022.
Chief of staffChief of staff (or head of staff) is a leadership title with different meanings in civilian and military organizations. In civilian government organizations and businesses, a chief of staff is a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president or leader of a large organization.Mayor (France)In France, a mayor (French: maire, pronounced [mɛʁ] ) is chairperson of the municipal council, which organises the work and deliberates on municipal matters. The mayor also has significant powers and their own responsibilities, such as the responsibility for the activities of municipal police and for the management of municipal staff. The officeholder is also the representative of the state in the commune.
2022 French legislative electionLegislative elections were held in France on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. The elections took place following the 2022 French presidential election, which was held in April 2022. They have been described as the most indecisive legislative elections since the establishment of the five-year presidential term in 2000 and subsequent change of the electoral calendar in 2002.
RATP GroupFrench public transport operatorThe RATP Group (French: Groupe RATP) is a French state-owned enterprise (EPIC) that operates public transport systems primarily in Paris, France, with growing presence internationally. Headquartered in Paris, it originally operated under the name Régie autonome des transports parisiens (English: Parisian Autonomous Transport Administration, lit. 'Autonomous Management of Parisian Transportation').
SNCFThe Société nationale des chemins de fer français ([sɔsjete nɑsjɔnal de ʃ(ə)mɛ̃ d(ə) fɛʁ fʁɑ̃sɛ], lit. 'National Company of the French Railways', SNCF [ɛsɛnseɛf] ) is France's state-owned railway operator.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.