Emmanuel Macron

Macron proposes new political union for non-EU countries

France’s president warned Monday that decades could pass before Ukraine joins the European Union, and proposed a new political organization to bring together countries on the continent that share EU values but are not part of the bloc.

France's Macron sworn in for second term as president

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in for his second term as France's president at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace.

Yellow Vests stage new round of protests in Paris

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – The Yellow Vests movement is holding a protest against President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Saturday.

Putin, Xi congratulate Macron on re-election in French vote

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of China congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election on Monday.

Police teargas Paris protestors after Macron re-elected

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Riot police in France charged and sprayed teargas on demonstrators in central Paris protesting after President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected on Sunday,

French election 2022;

Macron wins second term, beating Le Pen

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Incumbent Emmanuel Macron became the first French president to be re-elected in 20 years.

Polls open across France as Macron, Le Pen vie for presidncy

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – French voters head to the polls on Sunday in the second and final round of the country’s presidential election with Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen facing off in a rematch of their 2017 duel.

Macron, Le Pen clash over Russia, hijab, EU in TV debate

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Russia, Europe and hijab featured early as Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clashed in their live televised debate on Wednesday night, four days before the decisive vote in France's presidential election.

French presidential candidate Le Pen accused of embezzlment

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – On Sunday, Marine Le Pen’s bid for the French presidency took a hit when European Union investigators accused her and her father of embezzling €620,000 (£513,000 & $670,000) for her political party, National Rally.

France Germany refuse to say Russia carried out genocide

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – France and Germany declined Wednesday to repeat US President Joe Biden’s accusation that Russia was carrying out “genocide” against Ukrainians.

Macron, Le Pen face runoff as all ballots counted

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron, who is running for a second term, has won the most vote in the first round of the elections, 27.84%, the French Interior Ministry said on Monday.

Macron, Le Pen head for cliffhanger April 24 election runoff

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Emmanuel Macron has won the first round of the French election and far-right rival Marine Le Pen will fight him for the presidency for a second time.

Polls open in first round of France’s presidential election

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – French voters head to the polls for the first round of presidential elections on Sunday.

Over situation in Ukraine’s Bucha;

France's Macron not rules out new sanctions against Russia

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – France will discuss with its EU partners the introduction of new sanctions against Russia over the situation in the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Biden, Macron agree to step up sanctions against Russia

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Presidents of France and the United States agreed during their telephone conversation to step up sanction measures against Russia, the press office of the French president said in a statement on Monday.

Russian president speak by phone with German, French leaders

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron urged an immediate cease-fire in a joint phone call with Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

Emmanuel Macron confirms he will run for second term

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron formally announced Thursday that he will run for a second term in April's presidential election.

Putin, Biden accepted to hold security summit: Elysee

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – US President Biden and Russian President Putin have agreed on the principle of a proposed summit to layout issues related to strategic stability and security in Europe, according to a Sunday release by Élysée.

France, allies announce end of military occupation of in Mali

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – France and its allies in a European force has announced on Thursday they will begin withdrawing troops from Mali after nearly 10 years.

France’s Macron, China’s Xi agreed to step up effort on JCPOA

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron and China's President Xi Jinping both agreed on Wednesday on the need to step up their joint efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, said a statement from Macron's office on Wednesday.

Russia’s Putin, France’s Macron discuss Vienna talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed Ukraine and Vienna talks on the phone on Saturday.

After phone talk with Putin;

Paris says Moscow is not preparing offensive against Ukraine

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Paris said after the telephone conversation between Russian and French presidents that they do not believe that Moscow "is preparing an offensive" against Ukraine.

Macron stresses need to 'accelerate' talks in Vienna

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the "need to accelerate" efforts to achieve progress in the ongoing Vienna talks, during a telephone call with his Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi.

In phone call with Macron;

Raeisi outlines basic principles of potential deal with P4+1

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said that "sanction removal, verifiability, and credible guarantees" are the threefold foundations of a potential agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of states.

Macron tour reveals European double standards on Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 6 (MNA) – The first official European assessment on the outcome of the recent round of Vienna talks came from Dubai, whence French President Emmanuel Macron announced the failure of the talks early on.

Yemeni official condemns France's deal with UAE

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – A Yemeni official has condemned France's new arms deals with the member states of the Saudi-UAE-led military coalition who are waging a war on the deprived Yemeni people as a crime against humanity.

Macron to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss Iran, Yemen

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – A source in the French presidency announced that French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Saudi Arabia to discuss Iran, Iraq and Yemen.

Raeisi:

Sending comprehensive team shows Iran's serious will in talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Referring to the start of negotiations for the lifting of sanctions, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said that sending a comprehensive team to Vienna shows the serious will of Iran in the negotiations.

US, European allies discuss fate of JCPOA nuclear talks

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – US's Biden held a meeting with British PM, French president and German chancellor to discuss the Iran nuclear deal negotiations on Saturday afternoon.