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How France’s far-right National Rally plans to secure its absolute majority in parliament

Buoyed by its resounding success in the first round of the snap legislative elections, France’s far-right National Rally party (RN) is hoping to secure an absolute majority in the second round on July 7. Before it can achieve this however, NR’s President Jordan Bardella will have to fend off both…

France 24

Over 200 candidates withdraw before second round of voting – France election as it happened

Around 130 are members of left-wing New Popular Front with more than 80 from Macron camp

The Guardian - UK

French left and centrists scramble to unite against far right for election runoff

Rival parties engage in frantic bargaining and tactical voting plans after National Rally wins first round

The Guardian - UK

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French election: Rivals rally to stop Marine Le Pen’s far-Right party winning power amid clashes in Paris

Thousands of people gathered in the Place de la Republique as first-round legislative elections on Sunday plunged the country into political uncertainty

Evening Standard

Performance of French far right, who ‘see Europe as the problem’, fears German foreign minister – as it happened

Annalena Baerbrock says Germany cannot be unmoved by the performance in France of a party which sees Europe as ‘the problem, not the the solution’

The Guardian - AU

Antisemitism becomes a political football in France's election campaign

France's parliamentary elections are pitting the far-right National Rally, which counts a convicted Holocaust denier and a former Nazi paramilitary among its founding members, against left-wing parties – themselves accused of antisemitism after an equivocal response to the war between Hamas and Israel. With all sides quick to condemn the…

Radio France Internationale

Raphaël Glucksmann, the man who revived France’s centre-left

Raphaël Glucksmann, co-founder of the centre-left Place Publique party, emerged from a surprisingly strong showing in the June 9 European elections to find himself a key member of a new leftist alliance in France – one hastily forged to battle the far-right party leading in polls ahead of snap elections…

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French PM, far-right chief clash in election debate exposing fierce tensions

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the chief of the main far-right party Jordan Bardella clashed in an ill-tempered debate Tuesday that exposed fierce tensions less than a week ahead of the most polarising election in decades.

Radio France Internationale

Macron warns of ‘civil war’ in France if far right or far left win election

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally are polling at around 34 per cent, compared with 22 per cent for Mr Macron’s party

The Independent UK

Macron under fire over 'civil war' comments ahead of French legislative elections

French President Emmanuel Macron has come under strong criticism for warning that a far-right or hard-left win in snap polls could spark a "civil war", with his opponents urging him not to scare the public.

Radio France Internationale

Macron says both far-right, hard-left policies could lead to ‘civil war’ ahead of snap polls

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that the policies of his far-right and hard-left opponents could lead to “civil war”, as France prepared for its most divisive election in decades.

France 24

French leftwing parties form ‘Popular Front’ to contest snap election

Socialists, Greens, Communists and France Unbowed to have joint platform with a candidate in every constituency

The Guardian - UK

Can France's left wing unify to counter far right in legislative elections?

French leftist and green parties won over 31 percent of the vote in Sunday’s European parliament election, but they can only hope to face down the far right in the upcoming snap legislative elections if they work together. This will not be an easy task, as the leftist electoral coalition…

Radio France Internationale

Top French candidates face-off in final debate ahead of EU elections

The campaign for the European Union's parliamentary elections has entered its final phase, following a televised debate that brought together the main French contenders ahead of this weekend's EU-wide, transnational vote.

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'Manterrupting': French PM Under Fire Over Surprise Debate Appearance

France's prime minister on Monday faced accusations of deliberately seeking to eclipse the head of the ruling party's list in European elections when he unexpectedly appeared on a stage where she was taking part in a radio debate.

Radio France Internationale

Record 37 French parties fielding lists for EU election

Nearly 3,000 candidates will be in the running for France’s 81 seats in the European Parliament, as a record 37 parties are fielding lists for the 9 June elections. Along with the established parties that have national politicians are a slew of single-issue lists that are hoping to get over…

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Split between Socialists and hard-left damages chance of alliance before EU elections

With less than a month to go before European elections, the atmosphere among France's left-wing candidates is becoming increasingly antagonistic following a recent split between the centrist Socialists and the hard-left, further damaging the chances of a union for the upcoming polls.

Radio France Internationale

How France will help decide the 2024 European elections

With nearly 50 million eligible voters and more than 80 seats, France has a bigger say in choosing the next European parliament than any other country except Germany. As EU elections approach, RFI looks at who's running and how French electors are expected to vote.

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Foreign Policy

The Israel-Hamas War Is Dividing Europe’s Left

A political hot potato singes progressives across the continent.

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Socialist Party suspends participation in France's left-wing Nupes coalition

France's Socialist Party has voted on a "moratorium" on its participation in the Nupes opposition coalition and its cooperation with the hard-left France Unbowed party leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron summons party heads amid political rift over Middle East

French political leaders were to meet with President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for closed-door talks to flesh out divisions raised by the violence between Israel and militants in Gaza. The far-left France Unbowed party has refused to denounce the Hamas group as terrorists.

Radio France Internationale

Cultural garment or religious symbol? Debate over France's ban on abayas in school

The French education minister’s proposal to prohibit students from wearing abayas - full-length robes worn by some Muslim women - has been welcomed on the right as a move to protect France's secularist traditions, but it has divided the left over whether the garment is a cultural or religious symbol,…

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France Unbowed party convicted for infringement of a street artist's copyright

In June 2020, the French street artist Combo accused Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his France Unbowed party of using one of his murals in their campaign clips without his permission. A Paris court has ordered them to pay 40,000 euros to the artist, his lawyer said.

Radio France Internationale

French parliament speaker vows to block pension law repeal attempt

The representative of the far-left France Unbowed party Mathilde Panot announced on Wednesday that her group will file a no confidence motion against the government. This, after the speaker of France's parliament said she would block an attempt to repeal a recent law raising the retirement age to 64.

Radio France Internationale

French youth hold rallies in Paris against government pension reform

A dozen youth organisations marched through Paris on Saturday afternoon, to show their anger over the government's pension reform. Actively supported by far-left party France Unbowed party, they are hoping to capitalise on the success of the massive inter-union march and strike on Thursday.

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