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This weekend, France will vote in the first round of a snap election that could see the country swing hard to the right. How did we get here?

With the collapse of centrist parties, voters are caught between the National Rally, a left mired in controversy – or abstaining altogether, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Macron’s decision to push through pension changes without vote led to widespread protests over weekend

Minister condemns ‘shocking’ games inspired by reality TV show at Fresnes prison, south of Paris

France’s traditional conservative party Les Républicains (LR) was humiliated in last month’s presidential elections, squeezed between the biggest voting blocs on the centre right and far right. Now LR’s leading figures are rowing over the prospect of joining forces with Emmanuel Macron as the president is expected to maintain his…