Eye on the French Election
Amanpour27 Jun 2024

Eye on the French Election

France heads to the polls this weekend, and the far right looks set to come out on top. President Emmanuel Macron threw the dice with this snap election after his Centrist party was trounced by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in recent European Parliament elections. Correspondent Melissa Bell has more on how Le Pen has reshaped the party’s dark origins into an apparently palatable mainstream alternative. Also on today's show: Legal analyst Carrie Cordero on today's US Supreme Court abortion ruling; Simon Kuper, author of Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century; singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc; Civil rights leader Carmen Perez-Jordan; Imara Jones, Founder, TransLash Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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General McChrystal on Middle East Situation 

General McChrystal on Middle East Situation 

From the very start of his war with Iran, Donald Trump never laid out a coherent exit strategy. The regional implications have been massive: a complete upheaval all over the Middle East with Gulf alli...

17 Apr 55min

Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich 

Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich 

The public dispute between Donald Trump and Pope Leo continues. For perspective on this unexpected development, we turn today to one of America's most influential cardinals -- and the pope's staunch a...

16 Apr 54min

Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks Out 

Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks Out 

The world energy supply continues to be choked by both Iran and America's blockades on the Strait of Hormuz. Americans are feeling the economic pinch, and the polls are looking less favorable for Pres...

15 Apr 56min

Health Care Workers Under Siege

Health Care Workers Under Siege

Israel and Lebanon are meeting in Washington in their highest-level direct talks in more than 40 years. But the gaps of disagreement are wide, and any progress could be dashed by the Iran-backed milit...

14 Apr 56min

Will Trump's Blockade Work? 

Will Trump's Blockade Work? 

Putting the blame on failed peace talks squarely on Iran, President Trump ordered the US Navy to impose a blockade on Iranian ports, threatening to sink any Iranian ships that come near them. This mov...

13 Apr 56min

A shaky Ceasefire Holds, but What’s Next for Iran?

A shaky Ceasefire Holds, but What’s Next for Iran?

A measured sigh of relief spread across the world this week after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Still, the prospect of a sustained peace feels elusive. Christiane gets t...

11 Apr 42min

Will Israel's Bombing of Lebanon Stymie Peace Talks? 

Will Israel's Bombing of Lebanon Stymie Peace Talks? 

After an eleventh hour move by the US and Iran to secure a two-week ceasefire, Israel unleashed a heavy bombing raid on Lebanon. After five weeks of deadly war, are the US and Iran effectively back to...

10 Apr 53min

Israel's Bombardment of Lebanon Continues 

Israel's Bombardment of Lebanon Continues 

A shaky ceasefire between the US and Iran holds for now, but in Lebanon the scene is dire after Israel unleashed the most deadly strikes of the war. More than a thousand people were killed and wounded...

9 Apr 56min

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