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What the PS crisis resolution agreement containsAt the very beginning of the afternoon, the 180 delegates of the Socialist Party must ratify the memorandum of understanding drawn up since yesterday between Olivier Faure and his rival Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. During a press briefing at midday, the outgoing first secretary communicated the text of this protocol to the press. Two points were particularly burning: the place of Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol's motion within the socialist organization chart and the perspective on the agreement with...
The NSDAP celebrated its first party congress in Munich at the end of January 1923 with beer cellar speeches and mass marches. Adolf Hitler, the obscure WWII corporal, challenged the republic. "Suddenly, at the entrance at the back, movement. Shouts of command. The speaker on the podium stops in mid-sentence. Everyone jumps up with cries of healing." Adolf Hitler is here; it's his night He races through Munich in his car, from one event to the next. Twelve stages, twelve...
PS Congress: Socialists could find a compromise tomorrowA first afternoon of debates and no progress. Gathered for three days in congress at the Palais du Pharo in Marseilles, the Socialists do not seem in a hurry to find a way out of their crisis. Born out of very poor scores and resentment linked to the presidential and legislative elections, it reached its climax in a stormy election, marred by suspicions of fraud and bird names.And ended, on January 19, with...
Washington As a welcome: US Republicans handed out grenades to colleagues in Congress Deals in riot control weapons and equipment: Republican Rep. Cory Mills © Nathan Howard / Getty Images / AFP That's a very idiosyncratic welcome gift: Republican MP Cory Mills presented his party friends in the newly formed House of Representatives with projectiles for a grenade launcher. Republican Cory Mills is new to the US Congress - and yet all his party colleagues in the House of Representatives...
Artificial intelligence Member delivers chatbot-written speech in US Congress "AI will be a part of my life": Representative Jake Auchincloss, here addressing the Congress building in Washington © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP And no one noticed: Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss became the first known member of the US Congress to deliver a speech in Parliament authored by artificial intelligence. US Congressman Jake Auchincloss made history with a speech in the House of Representatives - not because of its content, but because...
Did you miss the news this early morning? We've put together a recap to help you see things more clearly.PS Congress: The Socialists meet this Friday in MarseilleThe Socialists meet from Friday in Marseille for the famous PS congress, in a deleterious atmosphere, the disputed re-election of Olivier Faure as first secretary leaving the party fractured. Already weakened by the historic failure of its presidential candidate Anne Hidalgo (1.7%), the PS has been torn apart since the vote of the...
concerts Taylor Swift: Ticket chaos issue in US Congress Taylor Swift draws the crowds - and the ticket shop can't stand up. photo © Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/dpa The website collapses when pre-sales for Taylor Swift concerts occur. An incident that even gets US politicians on the scene - because of the system behind the concert tickets. The debacle surrounding the advance ticket sale for superstar Taylor Swift's (33) US stadium tour even occupied the US Congress. At a public hearing by...
Controversial MP Despite his lies, impostor George Santos gets two committee posts in the US Congress Conman with a seat in Congress: George Santos in front of the US Capitol in Washington © Win McNamee / Getty Images Republican George Santos captured a seat in the House of Representatives in November's congressional elections -- lying about bending the bars. Now his party also gives him seats on two committees. Despite his lies, controversial Republican Congressman George Santos has been given...
payment default is imminent US parties in Congress argue over debt ceiling Republican Kevin McCarthy only wants to raise the debt ceiling under certain conditions. photo © Matt Rourke/AP/dpa If the debt ceiling is not raised, a US default is unlikely for a few months. But the Republicans make it clear: an increase will not be a sure-fire success. There are signs of a bitter dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Congress over the raising of the debt ceiling. "A...
