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National Rally leader Jordan Bardella says France will look to ‘defend its interests’ above those of Europe should his party win power in Paris

Emmanuel Macron’s snap election gamble has backfired spectacularly as voters of the left and right united to reject him, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant National Rally led a first round of voting on Sunday in exceptionally high-stakes elections that could put France’s government in the hands of a far-right party for the first time since World War II. President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling coalition was beaten into third place by a…

Official results show that the National Rally have won 33 per cent of the vote as Macron’s snap election gamble appears to have backfired

Results show RN and allies took about 33% of votes; President Macron’s centrist alliance slumped to third with 20%.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party made big gains in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday, winning an estimated 34% of votes, nearly double their 18% in the first round in 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron has called on voters to block the far right in the…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for a "broad" democratic alliance against the far right after the National Rally party won the first round of parliamentary elections, according to estimates.

Rights groups report rise in racist, homophobic and transphobic attacks in run-up to first round of voting

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