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‘It would be an earthquake for France’: is Marseille about to vote in the far-right?

A National Rally victory in France’s second city in municipal elections that start on Sunday would be hailed by the party as a step towards taking the presidency next year

The Guardian - UK

French local elections: Are the electoral alliances strong enough to defeat the far right?

Ballots are set to provide clearest indication so far of political temperature in runup to presidential election

The Guardian - UK

Marseille is a haven for artists and progressives. How could it be on the cusp of far-right rule?

France’s coolest city has been shaped by immigration, yet a win for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in local elections could be seismic – for the whole country, says Marseille-based journalist Mary Fitzgerald

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Mayor of Marseille opposes Kanye West concert over 'unapologetic Nazism'

Benoît Payan said the rapper is “not welcome” to perform at his scheduled concert at the Velodrome stadium on 11 June.

Euronews

Marseille stabbings: Knifeman shot dead by police after five people wounded in hotel rampage

The suspect, a Tunisian national, is understood to have been evicted from the hotel for unpaid rent

Evening Standard

Marseille council workers will remove the boxes if spotted in public spaces

The Independent UK

Marseille’s mayor mulls over new plan to stop short-term rentals taking over in ‘fight against Airbnb’

The mayor of Marseille has accused short-term rental landlords of ‘emptying the neighbourhoods’

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Marseille Mayor Opposes Signing Of Mason Greenwood

Marseille Mayor advises against signing Mason Greenwood due to past allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Extreme heat hits south of France as temperatures soar across southern Europe

Temperatures of up 40 degrees Celsius are expected again in parts of the south of France and the Mediterranean island of Corsica Thursday, as the whole of southern Europe struggles with extreme heatwaves.

Radio France Internationale

France protests: more than 1,300 arrested as riots surge in Marseille and Lyon

Fourth night of demonstrations sees 45,000 police deployed as authorities claim the situation is calmer

The Guardian - UK

Ten feared trapped under rubble of collapsed apartment block in Marseille

Local mayor says ‘we have to be prepared to have fatalities in this terrible tragedy’

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