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France enters high-stakes week in politics as leftist bloc sets sights on speaker’s chair

France is preparing for another week of political maneuvering as the newly elected National Assembly meets for the first time this Thursday. With the leftist New Popular Front alliance still divided over a candidate for prime minister, the fight for the powerful speaker’s role in parliament seems likely to dominate…

France 24

French left propose Huguette Bello as compromise PM pick, but Socialists are on the fence

As France's left-wing alliance scrambles to agree on a candidate for prime minister after taking the most parliamentary seats in the July 7 snap election, the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party has proposed veteran politician Huguette Bello as a compromise candidate. The former Communist Party member from the French overseas…

France 24

Macron deplores the ‘disastrous spectacle’ given by his camp this week

French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at his allies on Friday in a meeting at the presidential palace, saying that they had made a "disastrous spectacle" of themselves since the snap parliamentary election. Participants at the meeting – attended notably by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and…

France 24

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Macron urges mainstream coalition after election, angering leftist alliance

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on mainstream parties to join forces to form a solid majority in the National Assembly, in his first public comments since Sunday's snap election delivered a hung parliament. The left-wing NFP alliance, which won the most seats, has called for the will of the…

Radio France Internationale

People of diverse backgrounds in France welcome far right's defeat, but fear a rise in hate speech

For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief

The Independent UK

Less female, older, split: What will France's new parliament look like?

A new left-wing alliance won the most seats in France's snap elections, but did not secure an absolute majority. As the National Assembly prepares to convene for the first time on 18 July, what will the lower chamber look like?

Radio France Internationale

France Faces Political Gridlock After Chaotic Election Results

France's political landscape is in flux post-election, with coalition-building challenges and a divided parliament. The country faces uncertainty in formin...

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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

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France keeps PM on as caretaker as wrangling over new government begins

France was in the hands of a caretaker government on Monday after snap parliamentary elections defeated the far right but failed to produce a majority for any political camp. With parliament roughly divided into three disparate groups, there are no obvious candidates for the prime minister who will lead a…

The Guardian - UK

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

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

France 24

France’s leftist New Popular Front wins a shock victory – but now the hard part begins

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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 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

French voters face choice of least worst option in high-stakes election

Scramble to build ‘republican front’ against first-placed far right leaves many weighing difficult decisions

France 24

How France’s far-right National Rally plans to secure its absolute majority in parliament

Buoyed by its resounding success in the first round of the snap legislative elections, France’s far-right National Rally party (RN) is hoping to secure an absolute majority in the second round on July 7. Before it can achieve this however, NR’s President Jordan Bardella will have to fend off both…

The Guardian - UK

Over 200 candidates withdraw before second round of voting – France election as it happened

Around 130 are members of left-wing New Popular Front with more than 80 from Macron camp

The Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

French election: Rivals rally to stop Marine Le Pen’s far-Right party winning power amid clashes in Paris

Thousands of people gathered in the Place de la Republique as first-round legislative elections on Sunday plunged the country into political uncertainty

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