Explainer-After French election no party has a majority, so what comes next?
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Here's what may come next after France's election on Sunday looked set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead...
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Factbox-Key figures to know in France's left-wing New Popular Front bloc
France's left-wing New Popular Front (NFP), an alliance of parties hastily assembled after President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise...
- Jul 8
- 4 min
French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament
PARIS - France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance...
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Explainer-France's political alliances and their election pledges
PARIS - France's political parties have scrambled to form political alliances after President Emmanuel Macron's surprise move to call a...
- Jul 6
- 6 min
UK's Conservatives face leadership "bloodbath" as party seeks new direction
LONDON - The recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain's Conservative lawmakers began long before Thursday's crushing...
- Jul 5
- 4 min
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
LONDON - Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying...
- Jul 5
- 4 min
Starmer pledges to stabilise UK as Labour win huge majority
LONDON - Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party on Friday surged to a landslide victory...
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Mbappe calls far-right election win catastrophic and urges action
HAMBURG, Germany - France captain Kylian Mbappe said gains by the far-right National Rally party in last weekend’s first round of French...
- Jul 5
- 4 min
Starmer to be UK's new prime minister as Labour win massive majority
LONDON - Keir #Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a landslide victory...
- Jul 4
- 2 min
France to deploy more police to prevent trouble after Sunday election
PARIS - Some 30,000 police will be deployed across France late on Sunday following the high-stakes runoff of a parliamentary election to...
- Jul 4
- 4 min
Labour predicted to rout Sunak's Conservatives as Britain goes to polls
LONDON - Britain looks set to elect Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as its next prime minister when voters go to the polls on Thursday,...
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Analysis-As France votes, Europe holds its breath
BRUSSELS/PARIS - When President Emmanuel Macron shocked France last month by calling a snap election, he was gambling with the future of...
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