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French parliamentary elections continue to redraw the political map, amid record low turnout

The results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections that took place on Sunday are out: according to national daily Le Monde, France’s new left-wing coalition headed by Jean-Luc Melenchon, the Nouvelle union Populaire Ecologique et Sociale (NUPES, New Popular Ecological and Social Union) has clinched most of the…

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Arendt, Durkheim and Voltaire called to testify at Paris attacks trial

Arendt, Durkheim and Voltaire called to testify at Paris attacks trial

This has been a special week at the November 2015 terror trial, as the three state prosecutors prepared the ground for their demands for punishment, delivered on Friday. The French newspapers have been united in their praise of the prosecution team. But it was a far from flawless performance.

Radio France Internationale

Poll shows French President Macron's bloc ahead in parliamentary election

Poll shows French President Macron's bloc ahead in parliamentary election

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist political camp is seen as slightly ahead of its main left-wing rival in the first round of this month's parliamentary elections, an Ipsos/Cevipof poll for Le Monde newspaper showed.

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French media maps out route cause of Liverpool Champions League final chaos with timeline video

A timeline of events that led to serious problems for Liverpool fans outside the Stade de France has been created by French media

Fury in France as Champions League final chaos tarnishes nation’s global image

As elections loom, the public turns against interior minister Gérald Darmanin after he blames Liverpool fans for Paris fiasco

The Guardian - UK

A frank exchange of views: French diplomats on rare strike

Members of the French diplomatic corps are dropping their traditional reserve to go on a rare strike, angered by a planned reform they fear will hurt their careers and France’s standing in the world

The Independent UK

Why are lawyers of the November 2015 victims telling us what we already know?

The past week at the Paris terror trial has been devoted to the summing-up by the lawyers who represent hundreds of "parties civiles", the families of the injured survivors, and those who lost loved ones in the November 2015 attacks. An essential legal exercise which has inspired many questions and…

Radio France Internationale

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‘America is killing itself’: world reacts with horror and incomprehension to Texas shooting

‘America is killing itself’: world reacts with horror and incomprehension to Texas shooting

The international press responds scathingly to the tolerance for gun violence in the US: ‘nothing fundamentally changes’

The Guardian - US

Poll: Macron's group slightly ahead of left-wing rival in French June parliament vote

Poll: Macron's group slightly ahead of left-wing rival in French June parliament vote

French President Emmanuel Macron's "Renaissance" party and its allies are seen as winning next month's vote in the country's lower house of parliament, according to a poll in Le Monde paper by Ipsos/Sopra Steria/Cevipof.

French election poll: Macron to beat Le Pen but Le Pen gains ground

French election poll: Macron to beat Le Pen but Le Pen gains ground

French President Emmanuel Macron would beat Marine Le Pen in the country's presidential election later this month, though Le Pen has gained ground in recent weeks, showed an Ipsos Sopra Steria Cevipof poll for Le Monde newspaper.

Macron gets French poll boost after Ukraine crisis interventions

Macron gets French poll boost after Ukraine crisis interventions

French President Emmanuel Macron's lead over rival candidates ahead of next month's election has grown in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a poll published on Saturday by Le Monde newspaper.

Care home firm Orpea rejects allegations of resident mistreatment

French care home operator Orpea on Monday rejected allegations of resident mistreatment in a forthcoming book after extracts published in newspaper Le Monde sent its shares tumbling.

Four French soldiers injured by explosion in Burkina Faso - French media

Four French soldiers from the Operation Barkhane taskforce were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their vehicle in Burkina Faso, reported Le Monde, Le Figaro and Agence France Presse.

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