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Germany's 'Jamaica' talks fail and French mayors hit the capital
FRENCH PAPERS - Mon. 20.11.17: Talks to create a coalition government have failed in Germany and the French press asks what this may mean for France and the rest of Europe. We…
French mayor to be tried for Muslim 'problem' comments
A far-right French mayor will be tried on hate charges over comments that include a claim the number of Muslim students in his city was a "problem", a judicial source said…
Philippines: President Duterte admits personally killing criminals when he was mayor
Philippines: President Duterte admits personally killing criminals when he was mayor
'Five Star' party candidate to become Rome's first female mayor
Virginia Raggi was elected as Rome’s first female mayor on Sunday, according to exit polls. The result is an electoral triumph for the populist Five Star Movement and represents…
Rome looks set to elect first female mayor
Voters in the Italian capital go to the polls Sunday with all signs indicating that they will elect Virginia Raggi as the first female mayor of the Eternal City.
Sexism and Rome's mayoral race
MediaWatch takes a look at the anti-establishment lawyer set to become Rome's first female mayor. But, it seems many publications are more interested in her glamorous good looks.…
Italy’s anti-establishment candidate leads Rome mayoral election
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement looked set to take charge of Rome following municipal elections on Sunday that saw it make gains in other Italian cities and pile pressure…
UK local elections: Sadiq Khan, Zac Goldsmith face off in battle for London (part 1)
A tale of two cities today: Londoners are electing their new mayor and the two main candidates couldn't be more different. Sadiq Khan the son of a Pakistani bus driver, versus…
UK local elections: Sadiq Khan, Zac Goldsmith face off in battle for London (part 2)
A tale of two cities today: Londoners are electing their new mayor and the two main candidates couldn't be more different. Sadiq Khan the son of a Pakistani bus driver, versus…
‘We are launching Grenoble’s third urban revolution’
Grenoble Mayor Eric Piolle became the first Green Party candidate to win municipal elections in a major French city in March 2014. Eighteen months into the job he spoke to FRANCE…
Calgary, Canada, has the 'best mayor in the world'
Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi had a happy 43rd birthday on Monday when he woke up to discover that the City Mayors Foundation had voted him the most outstanding mayor in the world.
French mayor ‘evicts’ first black Marianne statue
The small town of Frémainville is one of the few in France where a black-skinned Marianne statue adorns city hall. But the city’s new mayor is replacing the minority Marianne,…