Appointment of Bruno Retailleau is most striking example of reactionary right taking power, says Socialist leaderThe French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has promised to “restore order” by cracking down on...
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Read MoreNew Popular Front predicted to get 172-192 seats, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right RN and allies down in thirdHello from Paris.I spent time this afternoon outside a polling station in the city’s 16th district. Continue...
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Read MoreGabriel Attal urges tactical voting in second round to keep party from forming country’s first far-right governmentFull report: National Rally in reach of being dominant French partyExplainer: what happens now?‘Not a...
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Read MoreBallot could see Marine Le Pen’s National Rally form government as polls suggest support for far-right party has strengthenedVoters in France are heading to the polls in the first round of high stakes, snap parliamentary...
Read MoreSocialists, Greens, Communists and France Unbowed to have joint platform with a candidate in every constituencyFrance’s four main leftwing parties have agreed to form a “New Popular Front” (NPF) to contest the...
Read MoreCountry braces for ‘most consequential’ poll in decades after decision by Macron in response to far-right surge in EU votePolitical parties in France held emergency talks to sound out potential allies on Monday as...
Read MoreIn a shock move, president Emmanuel Macron called a parliamentary election, describing it as ‘an act of confidence’In a shock move, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has called a snap parliamentary election...
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