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France’s progressives keep out the far right, but what could happen next?

While the left-green alliance will form the largest bloc, the country could face years of political paralysis

The Guardian - UK

French Jewish people conflicted over voting choices amid antisemitism fears

Many say they feel stuck in middle between far-right National Rally and hard-left France Unbowed

The Guardian - UK

France can argue later – now everyone who cares about our democracy must unite to keep the far right out

Time is running out, and only putting aside petty party squabbles will stop the disaster of the National Rally taking power, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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Can French centrist parties keep far right out in second round of voting?

Far-right National Rally’s hopes of absolute majority may be dashed by tactical manoeuvring, but threat still looms.

Al Jazeera

French PM says efforts to prevent far-right majority can succeed

Gabriel Attal urges on campaign to peg back rise of National Rally as candidates pull out to avoid splitting vote

The Guardian - UK

More than 210 candidates exit French election runoff to block far right progress

More than 210 left-wing or Macronist candidates who qualified for the runoff round of the legislative elections have withdrawn in an effort to block the far right from taking power, a move supported by the French president.

Radio France Internationale

Hundreds of candidates pull out of French run-off in bid to foil far right

Mass exit aims to deny parliamentary wins in final vote that could give far right first government since World War II.

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Le Pen’s far right is on the cusp of power in France – what happens next?

The “clarification” President Emmanuel Macron invoked as he called France’s snap elections has clarified this much: that French voters no longer want him to govern alone – or indeed at all. Exactly who he should share power with remains an open question after an inconclusive first round that has handed…

France 24

Legislative elections in France: ‘Emmanuel Macron has made the RN the main force of opposition to his policies’

The first round of France’s snap legislative election was held on June 30. The final results show the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement national, RN) and its allies with 33.15%, the left/progressive coalition New Popular Front (Nouveau Front Populaire, NFP) with 27.99%, and in third place, the presidential alliance with 20.04%. Turnout…

The Conversation

French far right eyes power as rivals wrangle over scope of anti-Le Pen front

The first round of France’s legislative elections has confirmed that Marine Le Pen’s far right is now the dominant force in French politics, putting her anti-immigrant National Rally within reach of power. Whether the rest of the political spectrum still has the ability – and the will – to hold…

France 24

Macron camp divided as far-right National Rally takes one step closer to power in Paris

Rival French parties scramble to build anti-far-right front amid political turmoil

The Independent 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

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

Le Pen’s far-right party wins first round as Macron’s snap elections gamble backfires

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…

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Marine Le Pen – or the hard left? Macron has left France’s voters with a ‘scary choice’

With the collapse of centrist parties, voters are caught between the National Rally, a left mired in controversy – or abstaining altogether, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Radio France Internationale

Final week of campaign before first round of French snap legislative elections

A week before the first round of voting in legislative elections, President Emmanuel Macron has promised “change”, as the far-right National Rally (RN) is expected to present details of its political programme, and the leftist New Popular Front alliance bickers over hard left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon’s bid to become Prime…

International Business Times

Macron Pledges 'Change' As French Far Right Eyes Parliament Rout

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed a "change" of governing style regardless of who wins the snap elections he called, as fresh polls indicated his centrist party may once again be trounced by the far right.

The Guardian - UK

‘Mother of all battles’: French left join forces to beat far-right electoral threat

The Socialists, Greens and Communists have put aside their differences to form a ‘New Popular Front’

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French Left Vows New Taxes As Snap Election Draws Near

Left-wing parties in France on Friday pledged to raise 30 billion euros a year from taxing businesses and the rich if they win a majority at snap parliamentary polls, drawing ire from centrists and business leaders.

The Guardian - UK

Can France’s New Popular Front overcome electoral threat from far right?

A guide to the alliance of left-leaning groups aiming to take on the National Rally in parliamentary elections starting later this month

Radio France Internationale

France begins accelerated election campaign after Macron poll gamble

France on Monday kicked off two weeks of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right after it made big gains in the recent European vote.

International Business Times

France Begins Frenetic Campaign After Macron Poll Gamble

France on Monday began less than a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, with star footballer Kylian Mbappe warning the country was at a historic crossroads.

France 24

Former president Hollande makes surprise comeback in French election

Former French Socialist president Francois Hollande on Saturday said he will run for parliament again, the latest political twist after his successor Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly called snap legislative elections.

Radio France Internationale

French left-wing parties form 'Popular Front' to face far right in snap election

Political parties representing the French left-wing say they have reached an agreement to form a "Popular Front" to contest the snap parliamentary election at the end of the month.

France 24

A ‘non’ for Mélenchon? France’s left seeks unifying figure ahead of legislative elections

Three-time French presidential candidate and hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Wednesday said he is "capable" of becoming the country’s next prime minister should a leftwing union win a majority in the snap legislative elections set for June 30 and July 7. His statement was met with a cool response from…

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