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As French mayors are targeted in violent attacks, many feel abandoned

Less than two months after losing his home in an arson attack, the mayor of a town in western France resigned this week, citing, among other things, a “lack of support from the state”. Amid an increasingly tense political environment, attacks against mayors in France are multiplying. And some say…

Three possible scenarios as French court prepares to rule on constitutionality of pension reform

Three possible scenarios as French court prepares to rule on constitutionality of pension reform

France’s highest constitutional authority, the Constitutional Council, will rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious pension reform proposal should be accepted, modified or rejected based on the guidelines of the French constitution. FRANCE 24 explains the three possible outcomes.

‘No support in the population’ for France’s pension reform, political analyst says

‘No support in the population’ for France’s pension reform, political analyst says

French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne is meeting the major players involved in, or largely opposed to, the government's pension reform plans. The reform is set to be the big political battle of the next six months, with President Emmanuel Macron promising to push it through before the summer. But the…

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Cops, cleaners, Kevins: Fresh faces take a seat in France's National Assembly

France's new slate of lower-house lawmakers sit in the National Assembly for the first time on Tuesday to open the 16th Legislature. An astonishing surge of far-right and leftist winners in elections this month not only deprived centre-right Emmanuel Macron of an absolute legislative majority, it also provided some of…

Mélenchon turns kingmaker as Macron and Le Pen pitch for his left-wing votes

Veteran leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon lost out on a place in France’s presidential election run-off, but his 7,714,574 votes have made him the strongest force on the Left. Where those votes go will likely determine whether incumbent Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen becomes president.

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France’s presidential elections: All you need to know

About 48 million French voters will choose their leader among 12 candidates in April in the most volatile context.

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