Press review – Monday, March 16: French newspapers analyze the first round of the country’s municipal elections. Next: Cubans protest amid worsening economic conditions. Also: The New York Times tells the story of a difficult recovery after violence. Finally, researchers look at the delayed “maturation” of men and its effect on women’s willingness to become mothers.
French newspapers are reacting to the first round of municipal elections. Les Echos He writes that despite “one of the French people’s favorite elections” – only 56 percent – there was a sharp decline in turnout. The newspaper says in an editorial that we are seeing a “rise in intensity” – a worrying sign ahead of the 2027 presidential election. La Croix It sees no “clear trend” emerging at the national level and calls the first round “scattered”. The Catholic newspaper writes that the second round is rapidly shaping up. A right-wing paper Le Figaro‘s headline reads “First round major shake-up”. The “solidification” of the right-wing National Rally and the “spectacular rise” of the far-left France Unbod show an “increasingly fractured political landscape”. This assessment was echoed in the leftist press Liberation. After two terms under President Emmanuel Macron, “the crisis of democracy has worsened under his administration,” the paper says.
In Cuba, people have taken to the streets against deteriorating living conditions. The Wall Street Journal It reported that Cubans were blaming the dictatorial regime for their “terrible living conditions”. In Moran, residents sacked the ruling Communist Party headquarters over the weekend and set a bonfire with furniture. Meanwhile, El Pais Reports have confirmed that Havana is in talks with the United States. People are protesting that Cuba’s economy is on the brink of collapse after the Trump administration recently imposed an oil embargo. Spanish newspaper Diario de Cuba He quotes a pro-Kremlin Russian writer who says Russia may lose one of its historic partners: the Cuban regime. “Russia has invested tens of billions of dollars in Cuba since the Soviet era,” says the Russian writer.
In other news, The New York Times Emin Yılmaz tells the bittersweet story of her recovery after she was pushed into a passing subway car – an act of violence that left her severely disabled.
Finally, researchers in Britain are studying why fewer women want to have children. British paper The Times Around 3 million women across the UK miss out on motherhood and research says “immature men” may be to blame.
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