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Fears of French civil war after Marine Le Pen’s hard-Right party victory in election called by ‘reckless’ Macron that saw clashes in streets

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By Vanessa Allen Published: 00:38 BST, 2 July 2024 | Updated: 01:43 BST, 2 July 2024 France was gripped by political turmoil yesterday after Marine Le Pen’s hard-Right party won the first round of a snap election. Violence erupted on the streets of Paris after the results were declared, as demonstrators smashed shop windows, set … Read more

France battles to keep Le Pen from power: Panicking President Macron calls crisis meeting to defeat National Rally as socialists urge French leader’s supporters to back them and ‘do everything to prevent’ hard-right election victory on Sunday

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The race is on to stop Marine Le Pen’s hard-right National Rally (RN) taking up the reins of government after it trounced its rivals in the first round of voting in the French parliamentary elections. The hard-left has urged supporters of Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance to back them, while the French president has called on … Read more