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The Year in France: Coverage From The New York Times in 2017 The Year in France: Coverage From The New York Times in 2017
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PARIS — In Paris, it is always possible to wander into the past. But this year, it was also possible to glimpse the future.PARIS — In Paris, it is always possible to wander into the past. But this year, it was also possible to glimpse the future.
France embraced a new president and a new governing party that in some ways represented the polar opposite of the politics finding favor in the United States. But President Emmanuel Macron’s moves were criticized as helping business at the potential expense of workers.France embraced a new president and a new governing party that in some ways represented the polar opposite of the politics finding favor in the United States. But President Emmanuel Macron’s moves were criticized as helping business at the potential expense of workers.
The extreme right in France suffered a serious defeat, showing that the country was not ready to embrace anti-globalization and anti-immigration politicians like Marine Le Pen.The extreme right in France suffered a serious defeat, showing that the country was not ready to embrace anti-globalization and anti-immigration politicians like Marine Le Pen.
Even as optimism glowed in Paris, smaller towns like Albi were collapsing — their shops closing down, their streets emptying as residents looked for better deals in shopping centers elsewhere and traveled farther away for jobs.Even as optimism glowed in Paris, smaller towns like Albi were collapsing — their shops closing down, their streets emptying as residents looked for better deals in shopping centers elsewhere and traveled farther away for jobs.
As always, France made readers think about the state of women: whether the first lady, Brigitte Macron; or the 1980s film star Jeanne Moreau, who died in July; or one of the heirs to the L’Oreal Cosmetics fortune, Liliane Bettencourt, who died in September.As always, France made readers think about the state of women: whether the first lady, Brigitte Macron; or the 1980s film star Jeanne Moreau, who died in July; or one of the heirs to the L’Oreal Cosmetics fortune, Liliane Bettencourt, who died in September.
Also on the list were the thousands of women who joined the anti-sexual harassment campaign under the hash tag , or Name Your Pig, even as the country as a whole remained conflicted about how far to go to stamp out the behavior. Also on the list were the thousands of women who joined the anti-sexual harassment campaign under the hash tag #balancetonporc, or Name Your Pig, even as the country as a whole remained conflicted about how far to go to stamp out the behavior.
France grappled with what it is like to look different from those considered mainstream. Obese and overweight people gained a voice, shining a light on the casual, daily humiliations they suffer.France grappled with what it is like to look different from those considered mainstream. Obese and overweight people gained a voice, shining a light on the casual, daily humiliations they suffer.
France was still the world’s No. 1 tourist destination, with visitors traveling to Gascony for food and Biarritz for memories of its surfer past against a backdrop of Napoleonic architecture and a new, hip fashion movement. Sports fans flocked to watch the Tour de France — even in the rain.France was still the world’s No. 1 tourist destination, with visitors traveling to Gascony for food and Biarritz for memories of its surfer past against a backdrop of Napoleonic architecture and a new, hip fashion movement. Sports fans flocked to watch the Tour de France — even in the rain.
While the flow of migrants fleeing war and other unrest abated, the interest of wealthy foreigners and businesses in France appeared increasingly robust. France worked to woo companies leaving England because of “Brexit,” and Paris won the 2024 Olympics.While the flow of migrants fleeing war and other unrest abated, the interest of wealthy foreigners and businesses in France appeared increasingly robust. France worked to woo companies leaving England because of “Brexit,” and Paris won the 2024 Olympics.
France was where the most expensive home in the world (and one of the most luxurious chateaus) was sold. The buyer was revealed to be the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who also owns a 440-foot luxury yacht.France was where the most expensive home in the world (and one of the most luxurious chateaus) was sold. The buyer was revealed to be the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who also owns a 440-foot luxury yacht.
France had its outrageous airport moment when a JetBlue airline attendant in Nice punched a passenger who was holding a toddler in his arms.France had its outrageous airport moment when a JetBlue airline attendant in Nice punched a passenger who was holding a toddler in his arms.
The country also still creates the whimsical culture for which it has been known through the centuries, whether a Roma circus or an expansive collection of Christian artifacts from the Middle East at the Institut du Monde Arabe.The country also still creates the whimsical culture for which it has been known through the centuries, whether a Roma circus or an expansive collection of Christian artifacts from the Middle East at the Institut du Monde Arabe.
The latter was in an exhibition that waded into the fraught arena of Christianity in the Muslim world, where France has long had a stake through its colonial ties in North Africa and its protectorates in the Levant.The latter was in an exhibition that waded into the fraught arena of Christianity in the Muslim world, where France has long had a stake through its colonial ties in North Africa and its protectorates in the Levant.