French candidates bow out in bid to block far-right
PARIS - Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more...
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Jul 33 min read
France's moderate voters face extreme choices in run-off vote
CREPY-EN-VALOIS, France - Denise Rollet says she faces no good options in France's run-off legislative vote in the coming days. The...
Jul 14 min read
French parties rush to build anti-far right front
PARIS - France's political parties sought to build a united front aimed at blocking the path to government of Marine Le Pen's far-right...
Jul 14 min read
Far right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of #France's parliamentary...
Jul 12 min read
Historic win for far right in French first-round vote
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary...
Jul 14 min read
Factbox-Key party figures to know in the French election campaign
PARIS - France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War Two, with the anti-immigrant National Rally...
Jul 12 min read
Explainer-Three-way run-offs and horse-trading: what happens next in French elections?
PARIS - Here's how the second round of France's parliamentary election on July 7 will work and the possible scenarios after exit polls...
Jul 12 min read
Explainer-France election 2024: what happens if no one gets an absolute majority?
PARIS - Exit polls after Sunday's first round of the snap parliamentary election in France showed the far-right National Rally winning...
Jun 284 min read
Analysis-French diplomacy faces turbulent time if far-right wins election
PARIS - French diplomacy could be headed for an unprecedented period of turbulence if the far-right wins a snap parliamentary election,...
Jun 282 min read
France saw a rise in all types of racism in 2023, report says
PARIS - Racism and intolerance are rising in France, fuelled by the war in Gaza and far-right ideas in public debate, France’s human...
Jun 273 min read
In French Alps, Macron's party struggles to hold conservative heartland
ANNECY, France - Paul Guigue, an entrepreneur from the French Alps, twice voted for Emmanuel Macron's party but now plans to cast his...
Jun 272 min read
French PM refuses to 'promise the moon', clashes with far-right in debate
PARIS -French prime minister Gabriel Attal accused his far-right and leftwing political opponents of "promising the moon" in a three-way...
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