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...
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Jul 84 min read
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 82 min read
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 52 min read
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 42 min read
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 43 min read
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...
Jul 43 min read
France's far-right seen falling short of majority in run-off, poll shows
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) will not win a majority of seats in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off election, according...
Jul 33 min read
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...
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...
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