The French Ministry of the Interior has released the definitive data: Emmanuel Macron was the most voted candidate in the first round of the French presidential elections with 27.85%, while Marine Le Pen obtained 23.15%, earning the ballot with the premier outgoing. On 24 April the two contenders will compete again, as had already happened […]
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Madonna (and her son David Banda) also sing for Ukraine
Many participated in the Global Citizen Social Media Rally, the event co-hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to express solidarity with Ukraine. Even Madonna, fresh from controversy over his physical transformationappeared to support the warring population. The gathering on social media, with the hashtag #StandUpForUkraine it […]
Ruthless, selfish, alone: a book reveals Macron’s background
In June he will have to pack. You will have to hand over the keys to the office next to the Palais Bourbon, which you have occupied for five years. Elected in 2017, Frédérique Dumas has chosen not to run again in the next legislative elections. Even though she has been offered several applications, she […]
Fantacronache of a wedding
This article is published in issue 13 of Vanity Fair on newsstands until March 29, 2022 S.It was the ancient chronicles of his fake marriage that convinced our best archaeologists – assisted by a staff of doctors in cultural anthropology – that Silvio Berlusconi really existed in the beautiful Italian peninsulatoday almost entirely disappeared under […]
Refugees, land registry and umbrellas
Even last summer Matteo Salvini showed up at the parties on the Roman terrace with the face of Vladimir Putin tattooed on his short-sleeved shirt. Which to brag about it he wore over his long-sleeved shirt. “Half Putin would be enough for me in exchange for two Mattarella”, he said with eyes swollen with devotion, […]
Ukraine, Draghi: “The return of war in Europe cannot be tolerated”
The story of the phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky is the most difficult passage in the Prime Minister’s speech in the Senate. “It was a dramatic moment: he’s hiding somewhere in Kiev, he said he ran out of time, that Ukraine ran out of time», Mario Draghi said,« This morning he looked for me […]
Two dads, two children, a family
This article is published in issue 8 of Vanity Fair on newsstands until February 22, 2022 “We were in the car. Nicolò was on the phone, and at a certain point he asks: sorry, I didn’t understand, but so did we win? ». On the other hand there is the lawyer who reads the documents […]
Sergio Mattarella’s speech after the confirmed appointment as President of the Republic
After the news of the renewed assignment as President of the Republic (the most voted after Sandro Pertini), Sergio Mattarella gave a short speech from Quirinale. The first as President bis, after the past seven-year assignment as 12th President of the Italian Republic, started on February 3, 2015. «I thank the presidents of the Chamber […]
Quirinale, the center-right votes for a name
It was not enough for the quorum to drop to have a President of the Republic in the fourth vote. Between blank ballots and abstentions, the votes for Sergio Mattarella, the outgoing president who has repeatedly said he does not want a new mandate at the Quirinale. 166 preferences for him, votes that come from […]
GBP/USD remains well supported above 1.3600
GBP/USD has been swinging but finally remained well supported above 1.3600. The pound continues to ignore the noise from Westminster around the possible impeachment of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Attention now turns to Friday’s UK retail sales data, which is unlikely to affect BoE tightening expectations much. The GBP/USD has been swinging on Thursday […]