Marine Le Pen

French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government

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PARIS (AP) — French opposition parties made hurried deals Tuesday to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in Sunday’s second round of legislative elections, as she said her party would lead the government only if it wins an absolute majority — or close to it. The National Rally, … Read more

Macron’s Election Gamble Has Failed. Now He’s Nowhere to Be Seen

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(Bloomberg) — Emmanuel Macron hasn’t been seen since the president and his wife, Brigitte, were spotted strolling the streets of the French coastal town of Le Touquet in dark sunglasses and leather bomber jackets a few hours before the scale of his defeat in legislative elections became known. That spontaneous sighting — which led some … 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

Protests sweep Paris as humiliated Macron is DEFEATED by Le Pen’s National Rally in election first round: President’s allies say hard right ‘stands at the gates of power’ and there are ‘seven days to stop catastrophe’ ahead of second round

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies this morning launched a fresh week of intense campaigning hours after their party was humiliated last night in the first round of parliamentary elections by the hard-right National Rally (RN). Rioting engulfed the streets of Paris last night as thousands of enraged left-leaning voters set light to rubbish, … Read more

Shops are boarded up amid fears of left-wing riots as far-right National Rally WINS first round of snap French election: Humiliated Macron drops to third – Le Pen’s party could be in power by the Olympics as she declares: ‘Democracy has spoken’

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Rioting engulfed the streets of Paris last night as thousands of enraged voters set light to rubbish, smashed up shop windows and launched fireworks after the far-right steamed to victory in the first round of snap parliamentary elections.  Hordes of riot cops were dispatched across the city, particularly in the French capital’s Place de la République … Read more

3-Way Run-Offs And Horse-Trading: What Happens Next In French Elections

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Exit polls showed Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party had won Sunday’s first round. Paris: Here’s how the second round of France’s parliamentary election on July 7 will work and the possible scenarios after exit polls showed Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party had won Sunday’s first round. HOW DOES IT WORK? … Read more

Isolated Macron Stung By French Voters’ Revenge In Snap Elections

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Paris: Emmanuel Macron has taken many risks in a political career marked by countless crises but his decision to call snap elections may be one too many, marring his legacy and ushering in an era of extremes. The tremors from Macron dissolving the National Assembly after his centrist party suffered a drubbing in European polls … Read more

Far-right National Rally win first round of elections in France with leader Marine Le Pen declaring President Macron’s alliance was ‘almost wiped out’ as it is forced into third

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This story is developing, more to follow By Perkin Amalaraj and Peter Allen Published: 19:14 BST, 30 June 2024 | Updated: 19:41 BST, 30 June 2024 Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally won the first round of legislative elections on Sunday, leaving incumbent president Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance lagging in third behind the left, projections … Read more