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Hundreds of schools to remain closed in France as violent student protests continue

What to know about the France protests

The Independent UK · 4h ago

Tens of thousands of people take to streets of Paris to march for Pride

Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire, who leaded the march through the capital, highlighted some of the threats that the LGBTQ+ community is still facing, saying, "LGBTQIA+ venues are still being threatened, attacked, discriminated against, and subjected to violence and intimidation."

Euronews · Oct 3

What to know as France school protests morph into unrest and the streets are seething

France is experiencing widespread student protests, with thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries reported

The Independent UK · Oct 2

What Marine Le Pen’s senate wins mean for the far-right in France’s presidential elections

IN FOCUS: The National Rally quadrupled its number of seats in the Senate and the election was hailed a wild success by Marine Le Pen. James C. Reynolds explores what this means for French politics

The Independent UK · Sep 28

France's far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate and forms group for first time

RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen hailed a "historic victory" after the results were announced.

Euronews · Sep 28

Surging prices, voters’ anger: How France’s fuel crisis could shape the presidential campaign

In recent weeks, fishermen have blocked oil depots and port entrances in the south of France, while farmers have staged demonstrations over rising fuel prices. Fuel is set to become a major political flashpoint, just seven months away from France's elections.

Euronews · Sep 23

French candidates race to claim the cost-of-living issue ahead of 2027 vote

A new Ipsos survey reveals a country gripped by pessimism, with soaring prices the top worry for French voters ahead of the April 2027 presidential election. Candidates from far-right leader Marine Le Pen, to the far-left's Jean-Luc Mélenchon are racing to make the cost of living the defining issue of…

France 24 · Sep 14

ECB chief Christine Lagarde rejects Mélenchon's debt cancellation proposal

Article 123 of the EU treaty prohibits the ECB from cancelling government debt that it has purchased.

Euronews · Sep 11

‘Rain man’ to the rescue? France’s ex-president Hollande plots unlikely comeback

Once so deeply unpopular he had to give up running for a second term in office, former French president François Hollande has slipped back into the conversation ahead of next year’s Élysée Palace race, hoping voters put off by squabbling candidates will come to see him as a safe –…

France 24 · Sep 5

The election campaign to replace Macron in France is heating up as the summer vacation season ends

The election campaign to replace Emmanuel Macron as France's president is gaining momentum

The Independent UK · Sep 1