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French protesters rage at ‘stolen election’ as Macron picks conservative Barnier for PM

Two months after snap parliamentary elections that threw France into political turmoil, tens of thousands of left-wing demonstrators rallied in central Paris on Saturday in protest at French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to name conservative Michel Barnier as prime minister in what they termed a “power grab” and a “stolen…

Wednesday briefing: Why Emmanuel Macron doesn’t want Lucie Castets as France’s prime minister

Wednesday briefing: Why Emmanuel Macron doesn’t want Lucie Castets as France’s prime minister

In today’s newsletter: The embattled president rejected the leftwing candidate for prime minister – so what happens now?

The Guardian - UK

France's Political Deadlock: Macron Rejects Left-Wing Prime Minister

France's Political Deadlock: Macron Rejects Left-Wing Prime Minister

President Macron faces backlash from left-wing coalition in France over prime minister selection, leading to political uncertainty.

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Macron has blocked left-wing choice for French PM – what happens next?

Left-wing alliance NFP has failed to secure cross-party backing for its choice for prime minister.

Olympics over, Macron walks a tightrope in search for new prime minister

A political whirlwind summer saw French President Emmanuel Macron dissolving parliament, calling snap elections, and then facing a hung National Assembly. It is now time for him to undo the political Gordian knot he has tied and choose the next prime minister. A handful of potential picks are under scrutiny…

Macron begins crisis talks with party leaders to get government up and running

President Emmanuel Macron kicked off negotiations with party leaders on Friday in a bid to resolve France’s political deadlock, which has persisted for more than six weeks since snap legislative elections left the country with a hung parliament.

Radio France Internationale

France’s summer break is ending – and the bitter fight to form a government is back

President Emmanuel Macron launches negotiations with different party leaders this Friday in a latest effort to bring an end to six weeks of political deadlock following snap legislative elections. Macron seems set on forging a broad coalition that would likely include his own defeated centre-right bloc – though whether he…

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French hard-left party moves to overturn Macron's controversial pension reform

French hard-left party moves to overturn Macron's controversial pension reform

France's leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) announced its plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal President Emmanuel Macron's contentious pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The bill seeks to reverse changes that sparked widespread protests last year.

Radio France Internationale

Far-right National Rally shut out of leadership of France's parliament

Far-right National Rally shut out of leadership of France's parliament

After a series of votes to fill leadership roles in the newly elected French parliament, the far-right National Rally has ended up without any key positions – despite being the biggest single party in the assembly.

Radio France Internationale

France's new parliament faces key decisions in first session

France's new parliament faces key decisions in first session

France's newly elected National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, meets on Thursday for the first time. The country is still struggling to form a government after snap elections failed to produce a majority, but MPs are on a deadline to fill key parliamentary posts.

Radio France Internationale

Bitter division over possible PM could ‘shipwreck’ left-wing alliance in France

Bitter division over possible PM could ‘shipwreck’ left-wing alliance in France

The New Popular Front won a surprise 28 per cent of the vote to gain the most seats in a hung parliement, but years of tensions are resurfacing in the hastily arranged coalition

The Independent UK

France enters high-stakes week in politics as leftist bloc sets sights on speaker’s chair

France enters high-stakes week in politics as leftist bloc sets sights on speaker’s chair

France is preparing for another week of political maneuvering as the newly elected National Assembly meets for the first time this Thursday. With the leftist New Popular Front alliance still divided over a candidate for prime minister, the fight for the powerful speaker’s role in parliament seems likely to dominate…

French left propose Huguette Bello as compromise PM pick, but Socialists are on the fence

French left propose Huguette Bello as compromise PM pick, but Socialists are on the fence

As France's left-wing alliance scrambles to agree on a candidate for prime minister after taking the most parliamentary seats in the July 7 snap election, the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party has proposed veteran politician Huguette Bello as a compromise candidate. The former Communist Party member from the French overseas…

Macron deplores the ‘disastrous spectacle’ given by his camp this week

Macron deplores the ‘disastrous spectacle’ given by his camp this week

French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at his allies on Friday in a meeting at the presidential palace, saying that they had made a "disastrous spectacle" of themselves since the snap parliamentary election. Participants at the meeting – attended notably by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and…

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Macron urges mainstream coalition after election, angering leftist alliance

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on mainstream parties to join forces to form a solid majority in the National Assembly, in his first public comments since Sunday's snap election delivered a hung parliament. The left-wing NFP alliance, which won the most seats, has called for the will of the…

The Independent UK

People of diverse backgrounds in France welcome far right's defeat, but fear a rise in hate speech

For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief

Radio France Internationale

Less female, older, split: What will France's new parliament look like?

A new left-wing alliance won the most seats in France's snap elections, but did not secure an absolute majority. As the National Assembly prepares to convene for the first time on 18 July, what will the lower chamber look like?

France Faces Political Gridlock After Chaotic Election Results

France's political landscape is in flux post-election, with coalition-building challenges and a divided parliament. The country faces uncertainty in formin...

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In Paris, joy and creeping fears after French far right’s fall from grace

Le Pen’s National Rally dropped from first to third place in an election week, but its relative rise remains a worry.

International Business Times

French Parties Scramble For Influence After Inconclusive Vote

French parties sought to project strength and gather allies on Tuesday, with the government adrift following an election in which no one political force claimed a clear majority.

Evening Standard

Who is Jean-Luc Mélenchon? Hard-left leader of France Unbowed celebrates election win

The seasoned left-wing firebrand celebrates New Popular Front’s stunning success in the second round of voting in France’s snap election

French government in limbo after elections produce hung parliament

France's legislative elections have resulted in a hung parliament, with the National Assembly divided into three distinct blocs. Although the leftist coalition, the New Popular Front, came out on top with 182 seats, it does not have an absolute majority. While Macron has asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain…

French election results: No party secured a majority, so what’s next?

How will President Emmanuel Macron appoint a new prime minister, and how will a hung parliament work?

French Centrist Politician Sees Possibility Of Majority Without Far-Left

Francois Bayrou discusses the potential for a parliamentary majority without the far-left France Unbowed party in the recent French legislative elections.

The Guardian - UK

Le Pen has been defeated by the left, but who will govern France? Our panel responds

Tactical voting kept the far right from election victory – but with gridlock in parliament the future is unclear, say Rym Momtaz and others

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