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Police investigate alleged antisemitic attack at home of Nice mayor

Police in Nice were on Saturday investigating an alleged antisemitic attack at the home of the city's mayor Christian Estrosi after a pig's head was found hung on the gate.

Radio France Internationale

Macron visits eastern France following far-right win in Alpine by-election

President Emmanuel Macron travels to eastern France on Tuesday for talks with farmers and discussions on social media regulation, against the backdrop of a far-right breakthrough in nearby Haute-Savoie.

Radio France Internationale

Marine Le Pen’s niece starts own party: What it means for French far right

Marion Marechal, 34, has launched Identite-Libertes, through which she hopes to strengthen France’s ‘national camp’.

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Michel Barnier: how Mr Brexit rose from the ashes of Emmanuel Macron’s fire to become French prime minister

When it was announced that Michel Barnier was France’s new prime minister, commentators joked that he was better known to the British public than to the French. There’s more than a grain of truth in this.

The Conversation

France regulator refuses to renew licence for channel fined before for not respecting pluralism

France’s broadcast regulator has refused to renew a licence for free-to-air entertainment channel C8, owned by conservative media mogul Vincent Bolloré, Financial Times reported. The channel had earlier attracted € 7.6 million in fines for breaching broadcasting standards, for reasons including promoting conspiracy theories and fake news, as well as…

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How Bolloré, the ‘French Murdoch’, carried Le Pen’s far right to the brink of power

French tycoon Vincent Bolloré has put his sprawling media empire at the service of the country’s nationalist right, precipitating a rightward shift in French politics. Pulling strings from behind the scenes in the manner of Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire corporate raider has orchestrated an alliance of bitter right-wing rivals in…

France 24

France begins accelerated election campaign after Macron poll gamble

France on Monday kicked off two weeks of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right after it made big gains in the recent European vote.

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France Begins Frenetic Campaign After Macron Poll Gamble

France on Monday began less than a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, with star footballer Kylian Mbappe warning the country was at a historic crossroads.

International Business Times

France Braces For Frenetic Campaign As Mbappe Warns Against Extremes

France was on Sunday bracing for a frenetic fortnight of election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, as star footballer Kylian Mbappe waded into the febrile environment with a warning not to vote for extremes.

International Business Times

French farce is back with a bang as Paris descends into comic election mayhem

Emmanuel Macron’s gamble has set off a political comedy of errors that has almost put BoJo and Trump in a less-incompetent light

The Guardian - UK

Former president Hollande makes surprise comeback in French election

Former French Socialist president Francois Hollande on Saturday said he will run for parliament again, the latest political twist after his successor Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly called snap legislative elections.

France 24

French Right-Wing Turmoil: Leaders Ousted, Alliances Formed And Broken

France's right-wing politics witness upheaval as National Rally gains power, causing internal strife and uncertainty in the upcoming legislative election.

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Court overturns move to expel Ciotti as head of France's Republicans party

A Paris court has overturned a decision by France's conservative Republicans party (LR) to expel Eric Ciotti as leader in a move that could boost the far-right National Rally ahead of snap parliamentary elections.

Radio France Internationale

Leading French Left-winger Glucksmann Backs New Left Alliance

Leading left-wing French politician Raphael Glucksmann on Friday threw his weight behind a new coalition of the left in the run-up to historic elections, while far-right powerhouse Marine Le Pen pledged a "national unity government" if her party wins the snap polls.

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French conservatives in chaos after leader ousted over far-right pact

France's right-wing Republicans party (LR) has voted to remove leader Eric Ciotti after he promised an electoral alliance with the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of snap parliamentary elections at the end of June. With RN posting historically strong results in last week's EU polls, the traditional right has seen…

International Business Times

Chaos On French Right As Macron Snap Poll Reshapes Politics

French right-wing parties were mired by infighting Thursday as campaigning intensified for snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron, but his government faces a more unified challenge from the left.

France 24

Fighting on two fronts, France’s Macron flags ‘extremist fever’ on right and left

French President Emmanuel Macron fought his last presidential campaign against the far right’s Marine Le Pen, and then the ensuing parliamentary polls against a newly united left. Just two years on, his weakened coalition must now take on both opponents at once, in a snap election that Macron has framed…

The Independent UK

Macron calls on French parties to form alliance against far-right National Rally

President says snap election he has called is ‘a test of truth between those who choose to strengthen their own hand and those who chose to strengthen the hand of France’

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Les Républicains leader vows to stay on despite revolt over Le Pen alliance plans

Éric Ciotti was thought to have locked party’s headquarters, where colleagues were to meet in bid to oust him

Al Jazeera

Macron urges moderates to unite against ‘extremism’ in French snap election

French leader slams ‘unnatural alliances’ on left and right and calls for unity among democratic forces.

International Business Times

Macron Urges Anti-extremist Alliance Ahead Of French Polls

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said he was seeking an alliance against political extremes in snap elections, adding he aims to keep the far right from succeeding him in 2027 when he steps down.

France 24

'Rish, I didn't have a dish': Sunak blasted as Conservative Party launches manifesto

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 12: France's Les Républicains party leader Eric Ciotti has backed an alliance with the far-right National Rally. The move is causing outrage within his party, with many calling for his resignation. Also, the UK's Conservative Party has launched its manifesto ahead of the general election.…

Radio France Internationale

French conservative party leader backs alliance with Le Pen's far-right National Rally

The leader of France's conservative Republicans party on Tuesday said he backed an alliance with the far-right National Rally in snap legislative elections, triggering a crisis within his own party and fury from the government.

The Independent UK

French centre-right leader says he wants election alliance with far-right of Le Pen

Announcement shocks colleagues in the Republicans party on the mainstream right

France 24

French conservatives in turmoil as leader backs Le Pen alliance for snap elections

The leader of France's main right-wing party on Tuesday said he backed an alliance with the far right of Marine Le Pen in snap legislative elections, triggering a crisis within his own party and fury from the government.

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