After the first round, the two candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, finally face each other to gain access to the Elysée. A great number of French prefer to abstain as a “third choice” in the voting.

This controversy took place a week ago. Colbert was indeed Louis XIV’s minister, but he was also one of the main instigators of the Black Code which regulated slavery in the French colonies. For this reason, some associations deem it unacceptable for high schools to bear his name. Here are the opinions on the matter of two Sciences Po Paris students: Thibault Joannard-Lardant and Marie Hubert.

Could the Berlin bombing disadvantage Angela Merkel in the upcoming elections? Can it really be regarded as a disavowal of the migration policy put in place by the German Chancellor? In Berlin, emotion gives way to anger in the days following the attack on the Christmas Market. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is being blamed, and her admission policy, which she defended tooth and nail during the migratory crisis, is exposed to growing criticism.

The atrocious events happened in the peaceful afternoon of January 7th, 2015 in Paris, when radical Islamists stormed the office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.The attacks raised many questions on exteremism, religion, values and tensions in French society, but the most heated debates were on the topic of the freedom of speech: do we have the right to make fun of everything? Do we have the right to mock or ridicule other people’s deeply rooted beliefs? Did Charlie Hebdo have the right, from a legal and moral standpoint, to go as far as they did?

Mafia has always been associated with the Italian State. But which aspect do we normally consider? Indeed, the organized crime is not only a political problem, but it’s also a social one. However, is this influence in the two main aspects of our life different?

France has recently announced the official suspension of the delivery of the Mistral warships to Russia. Was it a mistake?

Despite being illegal in France, active euthanasia is practiced clandestinely in many French healthcare institutions. It would to be necessary to legalize euthanasia in order to properly handle it.

Italians seem to agree on the fact that their political parties consider the EU elections as a simple political thermometer, rather than a crucial vote on European issues.

Can France legitimately lead military operations in Africa ? What are the true reasons for the intervention of French soldiers in the Central African Republic ?

The French legislative elections were held from June 10th - 17th last year. Does the crushing defeat of the UMP mean the end of the party, which was the first one to form the French Right? Or will the party of the former president make a new start instead?