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French PM urges calm after assaults in run-up to second round vote

Gabriel Attal’s call comes on tense last day of campaigning after more than 50 candidates and canvassers attacked

The Guardian - UK

Tension As France's Snap Election Campaign Comes To A Climax

Tensions were running high Friday as France's election campaign came to an end ahead of a one-day pause and then a historic run-off vote that could paralyse government or see the far right sweep to power.

International Business Times

French elections: What happens next and will Macron resign?

The country is likely to see a hung parliament

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French Far Right, Rivals In Final Push Ahead Of Decisive Vote

The French far right and its struggling rivals make a final push for votes on Friday ahead of the decisive round of parliamentary elections that were called in a major gamble by centrist President Emmanuel Macron.

International Business Times

French Far Right Says Power Within Grasp As Mbappe Warns Of Disaster

French far-right leader Marine le Pen insisted Thursday her party can still win control of parliament despite the centre and left scrambling to block her way and football hero Kilian Mbappe urging fans to outvote "those people".

International Business Times

French PM says ‘no place for violence and intimidation’ after candidate attacked putting up election posters – as it happened

Gabriel Attal said candidate Prisca Thevenot and members of her campaign team were attacked by four individuals

The Guardian - UK

French PM Urges United Front To Stop Far-right Takeover

France's prime minister on Wednesday urged voters to form a united front to block the far right in legislative elections, warning the anti-immigration party of Marine Le Pen was the only faction capable of winning an absolute majority.

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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

Only Far Right Can Win Absolute Majority, French PM Warns

The far-right National Rally (RN) is the only party capable of winning an absolute majority in France's legislative elections, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday, urging voters to block their rise to power.

International Business Times

Labour government would work with France's Far-Right on 'small boats' crisis if both win power - Starmer ally

Pat McFadden, Labour’s National Campaign Co-ordinator, said if his party wins on July 4 it will deal with whoever is in charge in France to address joint challenges

Evening Standard

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

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

Violent protest against far-right National Rally erupt in Paris as Macron urges tactical voting

The National Rally and its allies won a third of the votes, while Macron’s centrists receive just 20 per cent

The Independent UK

In France, it’s now only a matter of time before the far right takes power

Emmanuel Macron’s snap election gamble has backfired spectacularly as voters of the left and right united to reject him, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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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’

International Business Times

Macron Seeks To Thwart French Far-right In Election Second Round

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday beginning a week of intense campaigning ahead of the second round of legislative elections to prevent the far right in a historic first from taking an absolute majority and control of government.

France 24

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…

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron battles to make up ground in final leg of election campaign

Candidates were making their last campaign pushes Friday for the first round of voting in a high-stakes legislative election in which French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government risks a drubbing at the hands of the far right and hard left.

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French Parties In Final Push For Votes Ahead Of Crunch Poll

France's political forces were on Friday to make a final bid for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the far right take control of the government in a historic first.

Radio France Internationale

French far right dominates polls three days ahead of snap elections

France's political future was up in the air on Thursday with the far right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a high-stakes parliamentary vote.

International Business Times

Far Right Way Ahead With Three Days To France Vote

France's political future was up in the air Thursday with the far-right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a high-stakes parliamentary vote.

France 24

France bans radical groups ahead of divisive snap polls

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of extreme right and radical Islamist groups, four days before the June 30 first round of high-stakes legislative elections that could see the far-right National Rally (RN) come to power after a short, divisive campaign. Read our liveblog to see…

Radio France Internationale

French PM, far-right chief clash in election debate exposing fierce tensions

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the chief of the main far-right party Jordan Bardella clashed in an ill-tempered debate Tuesday that exposed fierce tensions less than a week ahead of the most polarising election in decades.

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France's Legislative Election Debate Highlights Key Candidates And Stakes

France's upcoming legislative elections feature a spirited debate among high-profile candidates, highlighting diverse ideologies and potential political gr...

France 24

Macron says both far-right, hard-left policies could lead to ‘civil war’ ahead of snap polls

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that the policies of his far-right and hard-left opponents could lead to “civil war”, as France prepared for its most divisive election in decades.

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