Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance The group, styled Patriots for Europe, becomes the third-largest force and largest-ever far-right bloc assembly The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
French government in limbo after elections produce hung parliament France's legislative elections have resulted in a hung parliament, with the National Assembly divided into three distinct blocs. Although the leftist coalition, the New Popular Front, came out on top with 182 seats, it does not have an absolute majority. While Macron has asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain… France 24 · Jul 8, 2024
France's National Rally to lead new right-wing group at EU parliament A day after coming in third place in France's snap legislative elections, Marine Le Pen's far-right National Pally party struck an alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the EU parliament. France 24 · Jul 8, 2024
Le Pen And Orban Far-right Groups Unite In EU Parliament Marine Le Pen's party on Monday teamed up with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to launch a new far-right camp in the EU parliament, a day after being dealt a surprise defeat in French elections. International Business Times · Jul 8, 2024
France voted against the far right – but what could happen next? France does not have a reputation for coalitions in recent times, writes Chris Stevenson, so be prepared for weeks of negotiations The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024
In a referendum on Le Pen, French voters said ‘non’. This opportunity must not be squandered France may rediscover a taste for moderate social democracy – and find out that compromise is not a dirty word, says Paul Taylor, a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
Macron asks Attal to stay as PM for now as France faces hung parliament President seeks to ensure stability during transition after green-left alliance’s surprise electoral win The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
What is the New Popular Front, surprise winner of the French election? With a radical manifesto and an uneasy alliance, the left and green alliance has a difficult task ahead The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
French Centrist Politician Sees Possibility Of Majority Without Far-Left Francois Bayrou discusses the potential for a parliamentary majority without the far-left France Unbowed party in the recent French legislative elections. Top News · Jul 8, 2024
French left says ‘ready to govern’ as country faces hung parliament After winning a plurality in National Assembly, France’s left-wing coalition plans to name PM candidate this week. Al Jazeera · Jul 8, 2024
Le Pen has been defeated by the left, but who will govern France? Our panel responds Tactical voting kept the far right from election victory – but with gridlock in parliament the future is unclear, say Rym Momtaz and others The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
Russia steps up disinformation campaigns against French elections, Paris Olympics With the Paris Olympics approaching and snap elections liable to deliver a new government, disinformation campaigns targeting France have gone into overdrive, cybersecurity experts warn. Many suspect that Russia is ultimately to blame. Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2024
Inside the toxic battle dividing France The Far Right may not have won a majority in yesterday’s snap parliamentary elections, but this failure cannot disguise the growing popularity of Marine le Pen’s party. Peter Allen reports from Paris Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024
Cautious relief in Europe as French vote keeps far right from power France's allies in Europe expressed relief after the far-right National Rally failed to win snap parliamentary elections – but with no other group winning a majority and protracted uncertainty looming, the celebrations were measured. Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024 Monday briefing: French opposition to the far right comes out on top In today’s newsletter: A shock defeat for the far right National Rally in France, while in the UK the new Labour government gets down to work
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2024 France: Emmanuel Macron asks Gabriel Attal to stay on as PM for time being amid political deadlock – as it happened No obvious candidate to replace Attal after leftwing NFP alliance becomes biggest force in French parliament but fails to win outright majority
International Business Times · Jul 8, 2024 France Seeks Way Out Of Political 'Fog' After Far Right Defeat President Emmanuel Macron on Monday was to start efforts to extract France from its most severe political uncertainty in decades after the left defeated the far right in elections with no group winning an absolute majority.
Top News · Jul 8, 2024 Left-Wing New Popular Front Wins French Parliamentary Election Left-wing New Popular Front leads in French parliamentary election, facing potential coalition government. Macron's centrist party makes a comeback.
Top News · Jul 8, 2024 France's National Rally Makes Significant Gains In Recent Elections France's far-right National Rally (RN) has gained electoral ground under Marine Le Pen's leadership, reshaping the country's political landscape.
Top News · Jul 8, 2024 France's National Rally Activists React To Election Results Activists from France's National Rally party express mixed feelings post-elections, highlighting achievements and frustrations.
France 24 · Jul 7, 2024 France’s leftist New Popular Front wins a shock victory – but now the hard part begins France's New Popular Front has won the largest number of seats in the final round of snap parliamentary elections, leaving behind the remnants of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp and the far-right National Rally trailing in third place. It’s a staggering result for a closely fought election that has left…
International Business Times · Jul 7, 2024 'A Lot Of Hope': French Left Rejoices At Unexpected Election Win As the first projections showed the left in the lead of France's parliamentary polls, against all expectations, a large crowd of left-wing activists erupted in joy in Paris.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 7, 2024 Surprise election win for left-green coalition plunges France into uncertainty In France's biggest political upheaval in decades, a newly formed left-wing alliance is set to take up a majority of seats in parliament, just ahead of Macron's centrist coalition, with far-right National Rally in third place. While final results are still to be announced, it is clear no one grouping…
The Conversation · Jul 7, 2024 French election: far-right government blocked as Le Pen’s alliance pushed into third place And so it did not come to pass. For all the expectation – and yes, fear among some in France and around the world – the far-right has failed in its bid to gain a majority in the French National Assembly (the lower house of France’s parliament).
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024 ‘We were so scared’: France’s centrist and leftwing voters breathe sigh of relief Early election predictions of far-right majority were proved wrong but questions remain over future